Areas of Social Responsibility

a) Business giving

•     giving gifts and donations
•     supporting artistic activities

b) Ecology and environmental quality

•    clean up existing pollution
•    start process to reduce pollution
•    noise control
•    aesthetic improvements
•    recycling etc.

c) Consumerism

•    truth in advertising pricing lending guarantees and warranties
•    control of harmful products
•    truth in quantities and quality
•    response to consumer complaints.

d) Community needs

•    reduction of poverty
•    improvement of health care and education
•    social amenities eg. roads, schools , etc.

e) Government relations

•    restrictions on lobbying
•    control of business political action
•    restrictions on international relations
•    tax remittances

f) Minorities/Disadvantaged persons

•    vocational training
•    equal employment rights
•    programs for alcoholics and drug addicts
•    employment of physically handicapped
•    start of industries in marginal areas
•    equal pay for equal work
•    promotion on merit

g) Labour relations

•     improvement of health and safety at work
•    expansion of employee rights
•    freedom of participations in company affairs
•    care for employee families

h) Stockholder relations

•    full financial disclosures
•    disclosure on activities affecting environment
•    selection of board members from various interest groups
•    non-participation in apartheid regimes or states
•    full disclosure on business health
•    protection of investments