Corporate social responsibility for a business is the integration of social, environmental and economic concerns into their management of operations. Examples of such concerns include supporting workplace diversity and equality, reducing the companies carbon footprint and supporting their local communities.
A company whose core values align with responsible CSR practice has the opportunity of building on this existing foundation when structuring their formal CSR policy in a way that will develop naturally and evolve with the company as it grows.
In France, companies once meeting certain criteria are obliged to publish a yearly document detailing their CSR efforts, but if a company does not fall within this category, why should they invest in a strong CSR policy?