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Social responsibility is an ethical framework and suggests that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems. A trade-off may exist between economic development, in the material sense, and the welfare of the society and environment, though this has been challenged by many reports over the past decade. Social responsibility means sustaining the equilibrium between the two. It pertains not only to business organizations but also to everyone whose any action impacts the environment. It is a concept that aims to ensure secure healthcare for the people living in rural areas and eliminate all barriers like distance, financial condition, etc. This responsibility can be passive, by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts, or active, by performing activities that directly advance social goals. Social responsibility must be intergenerational since the actions of one generation have consequences on those following.Businesses can use ethical decision making to secure their businesses by making decisions that allow for government agencies to minimize their involvement with the corporation. For instance, if a company follows the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines for emissions on dangerous pollutants and even goes an extra step to get involved in the community and address those concerns that the public might have, they would be less likely to have the EPA investigate them for environmental concerns. "A significant element of current thinking about privacy, however, stresses "self-regulation" rather than market or government mechanisms for protecting personal information". According to some experts, most rules and regulations are formed due to public outcry, which threatens profit maximization and therefore the well-being of the shareholder, and that if there is not an outcry there often will be limited regulation.Some critics argue that corporate social responsibility (CSR) distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses; others argue that it is nothing more than superficial window-dressing, or "greenwashing"; others argue that it is an attempt to pre-empt the role of governments as a watchdog over powerful corporations though there is no systematic evidence to support these criticisms. A significant number of studies have shown no negative influence on shareholder results from CSR but rather a slightly negative correlation with improved shareholder returns.

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  1. J

    Retaining wall responsibility

    Hello, I am in a town house on a standard format, group title. There is a (failing) retaining wall along the side of the property, under the fence but I am not on this side of the property. The retaining wall was built at the time of the town houses, while the up-hill neighbours are recent. My...
  2. M

    Responsibility for legal costs

    I am currently in dispute with my brother who is both The Executor and a beneficiary. It has just become known to us that the estate (and his legal fees) are covered by the estate? I've just been informed that as I am disputing aspects of how it is being handled and being dragged out that my...
  3. M

    NSW Executor responsibility

    An Executor is charging a fee to distribute the assets to the beneficiaries monthly over 5 years is there a tax payable component to ATO in NSW?. And if so at what rate?.
  4. L

    Shared responsibility

    Hi, we are recently separated. But my wife does not drive at the moment, and I have to pick up and drop off the kids to day care. Because I don't want to go to her place every day to pick and drop off kids. What would be the best way to handover kids to their mother?
  5. issac 5095

    SA On the division of responsibility for car park accidents

    我的A车(图中蓝色)停在车位,我准备离开时,看到另一辆车B(图中红色)向前行驶,我开始后退出车位,但刚刚前行的B车突然停下,开始倒车。我注意到我立即停止了我的A车,但B车并没有停止倒车,最终与我相撞。 在这种情况下,谁应该为事故负责?
  6. M

    QLD I've been granted Sole Parental Responsibility of my 14 y.o. - Now I am reverting my name (from married to maiden name)

    Good morning, I got divorced in 2014 and have been granted sole parental responsibility of my son in 2020 by the Courts. Now, I am changing my name (from married to maiden name). What would be the consequences in terms of granted custody/parental responsibility? Would my ex-husband/father...
  7. J

    QLD Shared parental responsibility - Covid Vaccine Disagreement

    Hi all, My partner (father) is currently going through his 2nd court proceedings, with a court report booked for 18th January 2022. My partner would like his son to receive the Covid vaccine, we are based in QLD and for the first time we have real Covid numbers and already know a fair few...
  8. Wallaby

    QLD Retaining Wall Responsibility

    My house is on a fairly steep slope rising up from the road about 50 metres. We have two neighbours along the left hand side of our property, each of their blocks are 25 metres along ours. The higher of the two blocks has been built on fill. I can see on Google Street View from ~10 years ago how...
  9. madeinitaly76

    VIC landlord responsibility - backyard drainage and pergola leaking

    Hi all, I have rented out a house in SE subs of Melbourne (I am the landlord) and today I was approached by the managing agent saying that the tenants are complaining about a leak on the external pergola where the house gutters join the pergola roof and about some grassed areas where a lot of...
  10. F

    NSW Retaining wall, dividing fence and trees - a trifecta of neighbour disputes

    We have a dispute relating to a dividing fence between us and neighbours on the lower side. The neighbour wants to build a front fence perpendicular to the dividing fence and claims that the dividing fence is tilting so they can't build their front fence. The neighbours claim the dividing...