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A prediction for 2008: We’ll see more action from Governments on corporate social responsibility
UN member governments closed 2007 with heightened attention to CSR. This is to be welcomed, writes Paul Hohnen, but will need effective follow-up
CSR is normally seen as non-regulatory initiatives by the business sector to show its good (corporate) citizenship, and hence the government role is marginal.
This situation, however, is gradually changing. The adoption on 5 December 2007 by the UN General Assembly of the resolution “Towards global partnerships” in many ways highlights the shift in thinking which is occurring.
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