CSR360 Global Partner Network is a global network of not-for-profit organisations working with businesses to improve their positive impact on society. (BITC) convenes CSR360 GPN as part of its vision to create a sustainable future for people and the planet.
CSR360 GPN is extremely grateful to the members of the Business in the Community International Leadership Team who support and encourage us to fulfil our mission and vision.
CSR360 GPN has reached its current number of over 115 partner organisations from its beginnings 14 years ago. The network which focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a presence in all the continents of the world and encompasses 60 countries in total.
Every quarter we publish a set of articles relating to a particular topic of corporate social responsibility.
Have you ever thought how different the world would be if poverty and stark inequalities did not exist? What is the role of business in developing countries? Can they be a positive force to improve the economic prosperity of a country by creating jobs, and developing products and services that meet the needs of the poor?
In recent years there has been some debate about this issue and there is an emerging theory that suggests that the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) represent a ‘latent’ market. There are both positive and negative perceptions on the role of business in addressing the bottom of the pyramid consumers as a new market opportunity. Can this be a win-win for business and the poor? Or it is just a way of justifying the spread of capitalism across developing countries?
CSR360 has reached its current number of 100 partner organisations from its beginnings 10 years ago. The network which focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a presence in all the continents of the world and encompasses 60 countries in total.
IMS-Entreprendre pour la Cité is a non-profit organisation set up in 1986 on the initiative of French business leaders. Through a network of over 200 member companies, it promotes corporate responsibility towards society as a whole. It encourages and helps companies implement societal practices which create value for the communities in which they operate and contribute to better social equity, as part of CSR policies.
Indeed, IMS provides a full range of services from the definition to the implementation of initiatives in the following areas: corporate citizenship, diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace, companies’ contribution to local economic and social development in disadvantaged urban areas and societal innovation.
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Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Convention 2012
Webinar: Give & Gain Day 2012 - International guidance and support for non-UK based companies