Bala
12-16-2006, 10:26 PM
Enron, MCI-Worldcom, all the Pharmaceuticals, etc.....
Much has been written about corporate greed and irresponsibly. Those evil capitalists hiring illegal { I mean undocumented } workers for pennies a day.
But is that the whole story? American capitalism is in fact so much more;
In areas of Sri Lanka devastated by the tsunami of 2004, hundreds of children attend new schools and thousands are served by a mobile medical clinic courtesy of Hasbro, the Pawtucket, R.I., toymaker. In China's Pearl River Delta, 300,000 women migrant workers have been trained in labor rights, legal services and life skills, thanks to San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. And in Africa, Asia and other tropical regions, new cases of lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis--an incurable disease that puts 1 billion people at risk of disabling deformities--may be eliminated by 2020, in great part because of a billion-dollar donation by London-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. Source (http://www.forbes.com/leadership/citizenship/2006/11/27/leadership-philanthropy-charity-lead-citizen-cx_ca_1128lede.html)
McDonald's - The world's largest fast food chain, McDonald's is recognized around the world for its golden arches logo. The Ronald McDonald House Charities has awarded over $400 million dollars in grants worldwide
Target - One of America's largest retailers, Target has over 1,300 stores across the country. Since 1946, the company has committed itself to giving 5% of its federally taxable income to support community issues, which it does through its Target Foundation.
Many more here. (http://www.forbes.com/home/2006/11/28/leadership-CSR-walmart-lead-citizen-cx_mw_1128reputation2_slide_2.html)
Much has been written about corporate greed and irresponsibly. Those evil capitalists hiring illegal { I mean undocumented } workers for pennies a day.
But is that the whole story? American capitalism is in fact so much more;
In areas of Sri Lanka devastated by the tsunami of 2004, hundreds of children attend new schools and thousands are served by a mobile medical clinic courtesy of Hasbro, the Pawtucket, R.I., toymaker. In China's Pearl River Delta, 300,000 women migrant workers have been trained in labor rights, legal services and life skills, thanks to San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. And in Africa, Asia and other tropical regions, new cases of lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis--an incurable disease that puts 1 billion people at risk of disabling deformities--may be eliminated by 2020, in great part because of a billion-dollar donation by London-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. Source (http://www.forbes.com/leadership/citizenship/2006/11/27/leadership-philanthropy-charity-lead-citizen-cx_ca_1128lede.html)
McDonald's - The world's largest fast food chain, McDonald's is recognized around the world for its golden arches logo. The Ronald McDonald House Charities has awarded over $400 million dollars in grants worldwide
Target - One of America's largest retailers, Target has over 1,300 stores across the country. Since 1946, the company has committed itself to giving 5% of its federally taxable income to support community issues, which it does through its Target Foundation.
Many more here. (http://www.forbes.com/home/2006/11/28/leadership-CSR-walmart-lead-citizen-cx_mw_1128reputation2_slide_2.html)