CSR Strategies: Corporate Social Responsibility for a Competitive Edge in Emerging MarketsISBN: 978-0-470-82520-4
Hardcover
200 pages
September 2010
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This is an important book written with the authority and experience
of many years of high-level management, at the cutting edge of
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Indonesia and beyond. The
case studies are excellent and mix examples from emerging and
developed markets with insight and understanding. Above all they
show cause for optimism amidst the challenges faced by local
companies and MNEs in developing countries.
-- Geoffrey Williams, FRSA, FMIM
CEO, OWW Consulting
CSR Strategies is useful reading for decision makers within the public and private sector organizations. The book offers practical insights for business people as well as academics because the perspectives shared are the work of a seasoned practitioner who has been very successful in implementing the right CSR principles
-- Mas Achmad Daniri
Chairman, National Committee on Governance and
Chairman, Mirror Committee on Social Responsibility, ISO 26000, Indonesia
Impactful and sustainable CSR initiatives can only be obtained if corporations can translate their CSR concepts into corporate habits. CSR Strategies serves as an important, practical reference for corporations desiring to do so.
-- Risa Bhinekawati
Chairperson and Executive Director, Danamon Peduli Foundation
In the 70s, Sri Urip led the way in putting CSR into practice in Indonesia before the term was even used. She is now again leading in establishing a firm theoretical foundation for the relevance of CSR in today's business.
-- Elmar Bouma
Director, Indonesian Netherlands Association
CSR Strategies stands out among the crowd particularly because it was written based on the real-life experiences of the author-former CEO of Unilever Indonesia, who had developed a number of Unilever's brands into undisputable market leaders.
-- Chrysanti Hasibuan-Sedyono
Vice Chair, Board of Management, Indonesian Business Links
Unilever Indonesia's first female CEO demonstrates how perfect understanding of a developing market and tailored production, distribution, and marketing, applied with CSR principles, combine into a money-making exercise with only winners at the end. Employment and wealth created from this exercise will help improve wealth distribution and close the poverty gap. Fact- and case-based experiences condensed in this book are a must-read for those involved in legislative CSR procedures.
-- Rio Praaning Prawira Adiningrat
Managing Partner, PA Group
-- Geoffrey Williams, FRSA, FMIM
CEO, OWW Consulting
CSR Strategies is useful reading for decision makers within the public and private sector organizations. The book offers practical insights for business people as well as academics because the perspectives shared are the work of a seasoned practitioner who has been very successful in implementing the right CSR principles
-- Mas Achmad Daniri
Chairman, National Committee on Governance and
Chairman, Mirror Committee on Social Responsibility, ISO 26000, Indonesia
Impactful and sustainable CSR initiatives can only be obtained if corporations can translate their CSR concepts into corporate habits. CSR Strategies serves as an important, practical reference for corporations desiring to do so.
-- Risa Bhinekawati
Chairperson and Executive Director, Danamon Peduli Foundation
In the 70s, Sri Urip led the way in putting CSR into practice in Indonesia before the term was even used. She is now again leading in establishing a firm theoretical foundation for the relevance of CSR in today's business.
-- Elmar Bouma
Director, Indonesian Netherlands Association
CSR Strategies stands out among the crowd particularly because it was written based on the real-life experiences of the author-former CEO of Unilever Indonesia, who had developed a number of Unilever's brands into undisputable market leaders.
-- Chrysanti Hasibuan-Sedyono
Vice Chair, Board of Management, Indonesian Business Links
Unilever Indonesia's first female CEO demonstrates how perfect understanding of a developing market and tailored production, distribution, and marketing, applied with CSR principles, combine into a money-making exercise with only winners at the end. Employment and wealth created from this exercise will help improve wealth distribution and close the poverty gap. Fact- and case-based experiences condensed in this book are a must-read for those involved in legislative CSR procedures.
-- Rio Praaning Prawira Adiningrat
Managing Partner, PA Group