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.
Forética is a non profit multistakeholder organisation working on promoting ethical and socially responsible policies. Forética works with companies and institutions at the core of their corporate values. Based in Spain, its ten years of experience advising the companies have produced solid frameworks for auditable management systems.
Forética was originated at 10th Business Quality and the Environment Congress held in Barcelona in 1999. The congress was attended by a large number of directors and opinion leaders who asked themselves how they might create ‘value’ for a corporate culture based on the concept that all its members have a responsibility both to society and the environment. And from this, several professionals, companies, academics and NGOs created a multidisciplinary forum, where all members collaborated in the promoting of responsible management.
Forética is the spanish leader organisation in the development of CSR management tools. Today…
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