Comments on: Who Really Pays For CSR Initiatives? http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/15/who-really-pays-for-csr-initiatives/ Environmental Leader Thu, 24 May 2012 16:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brendan Dunphy http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/15/who-really-pays-for-csr-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-38344 Brendan Dunphy Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:23:11 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/15/who-really-pays-for-csr-initiatives/#comment-38344 ...and not a single example of an executive "arbitrarily " spending funds on CSR activities in this article, pure hyperbole. Execs are under pressure and that pressure comes from the market, legislators and consumers; if they fail to act their companies (and investors) will pay the ultimate price of imposed legislation, lost market share to competitors that get it and irate consumers - is that what this uninformed commentator wants? …and not a single example of an executive “arbitrarily ” spending funds on CSR activities in this article, pure hyperbole. Execs are under pressure and that pressure comes from the market, legislators and consumers; if they fail to act their companies (and investors) will pay the ultimate price of imposed legislation, lost market share to competitors that get it and irate consumers – is that what this uninformed commentator wants?

]]> By: RhapsodyInGlue http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/15/who-really-pays-for-csr-initiatives/comment-page-1/#comment-37980 RhapsodyInGlue Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:45:51 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/15/who-really-pays-for-csr-initiatives/#comment-37980 As IBD well knows, if enough shareholders disagree with CSR initiatives they can always push to put it up to shareholder vote. I also think IBD probably realizes that a "slash the CSR" vote would probably go nowhere. Certainly shows they don't know much about current labor markets and what young professionals are looking for. As IBD well knows, if enough shareholders disagree with CSR initiatives they can always push to put it up to shareholder vote.

I also think IBD probably realizes that a “slash the CSR” vote would probably go nowhere. Certainly shows they don’t know much about current labor markets and what young professionals are looking for.

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