What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) describes the social responsibility of companies to operate sustainably. In the context of CSR, sustainability means not only environmental protection, but also a sense of responsibility in social and economic areas. Thus, fair working conditions, resource management, and volunteer work, for example, all fall under the umbrella of CSR.

The importance of Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not a trend, but is increasingly required by law for many companies. Laws such as the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive mandate compliance with and reporting on CSR-compliant practices. At the same time, customer demand is growing for responsible and committed companies that make a positive contribution to society.

The successful implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility

The implementation and subsequent execution of CSR are not subject to any established standards. Existing guidelines can only provide a general direction, which makes successful implementation difficult. Additionally, there is a risk that CSR will be perceived by customers or competitors as contrived and inauthentic—thus, dealing with CSR presents challenges.
Effective Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice is characterized by honesty, transparency, communication, and an understanding of the company's own areas of responsibility. Use this PowerPoint template on CSR to visually represent your social, economic, and environmental responsibilities and present strategies for successful CSR implementation.

Everything you need to know about Corporate Social Responsibility in one PowerPoint template

This PowerPoint template on Corporate Social Responsibility provides everything you need for a CSR presentation and gives you an overview of the most important guidelines and standards. Prepare your stakeholders and employees for sustainable and responsible business practices and effectively showcase your social contribution.

With this PowerPoint presentation…

• Communicate sustainability in the sense of Corporate Social Responsibility.
• You will receive valuable tools and standards for the successful implementation of CSR in your company.
• Demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility in all areas of responsibility within your company.

This PowerPoint template contains:

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• Statistics on the importance of sustainability for customers and employees
• The importance of sustainability for corporate social responsibility
• Normative and economic approach to CSR
• Historical development of CSR
• Corporate Responsibility
• Interplay of economic, ecological and social responsibility
• Three models of sustainability
• Economic, social and environmental CSR goals
• Advantages for the company
• Content-related and behavior-related perspectives on CSR
• ESG vs. CSR
• ESG ratings
• Why is Corporate Social Responsibility important?
• The areas of corporate responsibility for successful CSR
• 5 steps to implementing CSR
• From CSR management to CSR mission
• Develop a promising sustainability strategy
• Best practices for CSR implementation
• Requirements of CSR stakeholders for implementation
• CSR Manager
• Challenges in implementing CSR
• Avoiding bad decisions in Corporate Social Responsibility
• Employer branding and CSR
• Whitewashing, greenwashing and bluewashing
• Cancel Culture and CSRCorporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)
• Successfully implementing Corporate Digital Responsibility
• How can artificial intelligence complement CSR processes?
• Measuring the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Self-check
• Three areas of responsibility for CSR
• Internal area of ​​responsibility
• Culture according to Geert Hofstede
• Iceberg model of corporate culture
• Factors of corporate culture
• Cultural priorities
• deriving corporate culture
• Corporate Culture Building Blocks
• Changing corporate culture
• Value pyramid
• Middle management level
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Reasons for a responsible supply chain
• Designing a sustainable supply chain
• Elements and benefits of fair working conditions
• External area of ​​responsibility
• Types of Corporate Giving
• Corporate Giving resources
• Types of Corporate Volunteering
• Examples of corporate volunteering
• Implement corporate volunteering
• Guidelines and Standards
• CSR in Germany
• CSR in the EU and the world
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• SDGs and CSR
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
• Criteria of the German Sustainability Code
• Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
• Create your own CSR report
• CSR templates on corporate culture, CSR measures and supply chains