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When principles pay : corporate social responsibility and the bottom line

Title
When principles pay : corporate social responsibility and the bottom line / Geoffrey Heal.
Author
Heal, G. M.
Publication
New York : Columbia Business School Pub., [2008], ©2008.

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xiii, 271 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"When Principles Pay asks whether profit maximization and the generation of value for shareholders is compatible with policies that support social and environmental goals. Geoffrey Heal presents an examination of how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and how the stock market reacts to a firm's social and environmental behavior. He looks at socially responsible investment (SRI), reviewing the evolution of the SRI industry and the quality of its returns. He also draws on studies conducted in a wide range of industries, from financials and pharmaceuticals to Wal-Mart and Monsanto, and focuses on the actions of corporations in poor countries. In conclusion, Heal analyzes how social and environmental performance fits into accounting and corporate strategy, presenting an executive perspective on the best way to develop and implement these aspects of a corporation's behavior."--BOOK JACKET.
Alternative Title
Corporate social responsibility and the bottom line
Subject
  • Social responsibility of business > Economic aspects
  • Profit > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Industrial management > Social aspects
  • Social justice
  • Business ethics > Case studies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-262) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Social, Environmental, and Financial Performance -- 3. Socially Responsible Investment -- 4. Financial Institutions and Social and Environmental Performance -- 5. Pharmaceuticals and Corporate Responsibility -- 6. Wal-Mart and Starbucks -- 7. Interface and Monsanto -- 8. Outsourcing -- 9. Getting Rich by Selling to the Poor -- 10. Cell Phones and Development -- 11. Measuring Corporate Responsibility -- 12. Social and Environmental Policies and Corporate Strategy -- 13. Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 9780231144001 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0231144008 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231512930 (e-book)
  • 0231512937 (e-book)
LCCN
2008002767
OCLC
  • ocn191207570
  • 191207570
  • SCSB-13567747
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries