Pop CSR Moments
SFU Beedie School of CSR
The Founding Fathers
100

The company that was responsible for the largest marine oil spill in history.

Who is BP

100

Laufer's main issue with current CSR reporting

What is greenwashing, Corporate deception, voluntary reporting, and lack of verification

200

The company accused of employing children for below minimum wage in sports athletic wear.

Who is Nike.

200

The test Nazari et al. ran with S&P 500 companies to analyze these 3 characteristics. Name 2

Complexity, length, and readability.

200

The reason CSA is hard to implement

Lack of data and measurement systems and would require help from economists, sociologists, and accountants to build models and indicators.

300

The company accused of knowing of child labour in sweatshops, and is accused to still be employing them.

Who is Nike

300

Ramanthan's 6 core concepts for CSR.

Social transaction

Social Overhead/Returns

Social Income

Social Constituents

Social Equity

Net Social Assets

400

The company that claimed they had clean diesel vehicles but real-world levels was a significant pollutant. 

Who is Volkswagen

400

Key takeaway from Nazari et al.'s findings.

Readable reports signify authenticity, short and complex indicate greenwashing. CSR performance is positively correlated with report size

400

Name 2 of the 3 Potential reforms proposed by Laufer

Independent verification, External Auditing, Stakeholder governance