The Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda

The Business for Social Responsibility's 116 topics and subtopics that constitute the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda

BUSINESS ETHICS

• Business Ethics
• Competitive Conduct
• Competitive Intelligence
• Conflicts of Interest
• Corruption and Bribery
• Ethics/Values Codes
• Ethics Training
• Global Ethics

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Community Involvement
• Community Partnerships
• Employee Giving
• Global Community Involvement
• Philanthropy
• Product and Services Donations
• Release Time
• Use of Company Influence
• Volunteerism

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Community Economic Development
• Community Development Banking
• Employing Underutilized Workers
• Financial Investments in CED
• Micro Finance in Emerging Economies
• Minority and Women Business Development
• Minority Franchising/Dealerships
• Philanthropic Investment in CED
• Product and Service Delivery in Underserved Communities
• Recruitment and Retention of Underutilized Workers
• Retail Site Selection in Underserved Communities
• Site Selection in Underserved Communities

ENVIRONMENT

• Alternative Energy Sources
• Environment
• Carbon Offsets
• Climate Change
• Energy Efficiency
• Environmental Justice
• "Forest Friendly" Practices
• Green Building Design
• Green Product Design
• Resource Productivity
• Supplier Environmental Management
• Sustainable Business Practices
• Waste Reduction
• Water Conservation
• Water Quality

GOVERNANCE

• Governance
• Board Corporate Social Responsibility Committees
• Board Diversity
• Board Independence
• Board Terms and Selection Process
• Director and CEO Compensation and Performance
• Governance Standards
• Shareholder Engagement

HUMAN RIGHTS

• Human Rights
• Child Labor
• Codes of Conduct
• Discrimination
• External Monitoring
• Forced/Prison Labor
• Freedom of Association
• Health and Safety
• Independent Monitoring
• Internal Monitoring
• Migrant Labor
• Monitoring
• Wages/Living Wage
• Working Hours

MARKETPLACE

• Marketplace
• Cause Related Marketing
• Distribution
• Ethical Marketing
• Pricing, Billing and Contracting
• Privacy (Consumer)
• Product Development
• Product Disclosure
• Product Quality and Safety

MISSION, VISION, VALUES

• Mission, Vision, Values

SOCIAL AUDITS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Social Audits and Accountability
• Audit Verification
• Conducting the Audit: Indicators, Benchmarks, and Data Collection
• Getting Started: Selecting Method and Scope
• Integrating Results
• Reporting and Disclosure
• Stakeholder Engagement

WORKPLACE

• Workplace
• Benefits
• Compensation
• Contingent Workforce
• Dependent Care
• Diversity
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Domestic Violence
• Downsizing: Layoffs/Closings
• Flexible Scheduling
• Health and Safety
• Health and Wellness
• HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
• Performance Reviews
• Privacy (Employee)
• Recruitment/Hiring
• Religion in the Workplace
• Sexual Harassment
• Training
• Unions
• Work-Life
• Workplace Culture
• Workplace Violence

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