We’re entering the next big wave of corporate social responsibility. At least that’s how Daniel Korschun, a Drexel University marketing professor, sees it.
The first wave of corporate social responsibility, known as CSR, was embodied in people like Sir Titus Salt, a British textile baron who improved conditions for workers toiling in what were then known as “dark satanic mills,” Korschun noted during a panel at this year’s Wharton Social Impact Conference. Salt brought them out of the economic darkness by providing housing, health care and a better way of life.
The second wave came during the 20th century with the growing debate in corporate America over whether CSR should be considered an essential piece of good management or just a marketing tool to garner favor from communities, he said.
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