Episode 31- Corporate Social Responsibility: Outsourcing Good?
b"On this episode, we\\u2019re doing something a bit different. Peter Fleming (Professor, Management, UTS Business) recently wrote an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Peter asks- Are corporations using CSR to take over social services formerly provided by governments?\\n\\nNicole and Peter explore the origins of CSR in the 60\\u2019s and 70\\u2019s, the critique by Economist Milton Friedman in the 80\\u2019s and CSR's return to popularity after the global financial crisis. Plus, Nicole and Peter take a close look at Uber's CSR policy, entitled 'Global Citizenship.'\\n\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\nHuman Rights Watch- Definition of Corporate Social Responsibility\\n\\n\\nYou can read Milton Friedman\\u2019s 1970 piece in the New York Times Magazine The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.\\n\\n\\nIn August of this year, the Business Roundtable in the US, released a statement on reframing the purpose of a corporation to include all stakeholders.\\n\\nYou can find more of Peter's research on the UTS Business School website.\\n\\n\\nMusic: Lotus, Peter Sandberg, Ebb & Flod, Trevor Kowalski, Farrell Wooten (Epidemic Sound) and Mitch Kapor (Critique on corporations) \\nCredits: CNN Business, Wayne Heaney (Occupy Wall Street), Kino Library, Mitch Kapor"