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Corporate Social Responsibility in HK: A Socio-Political Perspective

Corporate Social Responsibility in HK: A Socio-Political Perspective. Prof. Kin-man CHAN Director, Centre for Civil Society Studies Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 香港中文大學. Data on Corporate Social Responsibility in HK.

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Corporate Social Responsibility in HK: A Socio-Political Perspective

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  1. Corporate Social Responsibility in HK: A Socio-Political Perspective Prof. Kin-man CHAN Director, Centre for Civil Society Studies Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學

  2. Data on Corporate Social Responsibility in HK • CSR Survey of Hang Seng Index Constituent Companies 2009 – Oxfam Hong Kong • Caring Company Scheme – Hong Kong Council of Social Service

  3. Survey documents the CSR policies and initiatives of the 42 Hang Seng Index Constituent Companies in 2009 • Dimensions of CSR: CSR strategy and reporting, stakeholder engagement, workplace quality, environmental performance, supply chains, and community investment

  4. Strength: • High level of stakeholder engagement except trade union • Weakness: • A significant gap in CSR performance between the best and worst performing companies • Weak in environmental performance, e.g. no tangible reduction targets • Very weak in supply chain management (ethical procurement)

  5. 2,217 companies and organizations are awarded. Among them, 986 are small and medium size enterprises (SME) in 2011 • For the Caring Company Award , corporate must at least fulfill two criteria in each of the three scopes (Caring for the Community, Caring for the Employee, Caring for the Environment)

  6. Strength: • Friendly way for SMEs to engage in CSR • Majority achieved Caring for the Employees • Weakness: • Very low hurdle for joining – the case of LINK-REIT • Weak in Caring for the Community (47.3% achieved Mentoring Charity Organizations and 36. 2% achieved Employing the Vulnerable in 2011) • Weak in Caring for the Environment (35.8% achieved Green Partnership and 23% achieved Environmental Label or other recognition in 2011)

  7. CSR as an indicator of state-market-society relations • Laissez-faire economic system • Corporatism and state-business ruling nexus • SMEs and weak trade union

  8. Political decay and the growth of anti-business sentiment after 1997 • Accusations of “land/property hegemony” • Anti-rich sentiments • Anti-business sentiments

  9. Failed attempts of the corporate sector to reach out? • Caring Company Scheme • Community Care Fund • “Love Ideas, Love HK” of Li Ka Shing Foundation 香港中文大學

  10. Challenges from multiple fronts and some positive developments 香港中文大學

  11. Restoring CSR and corporate citizenship to its rightful place Conclusion: 香港中文大學

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