Corporate Responsibility Quotes

• Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• There is one and only one responsibility of business: to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game.

  Milton Friedman

  Business, Responsibility, Games

  Milton Friedman (2009). “Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition”, p.133, University of Chicago Press

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• The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.

  David Suzuki

  Responsibility, Reality, Social

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• Corporate Social Responsibility is a hard-edged business decision. Not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing us to do it because it is good for our business

  Niall FitzGerald

  Nice, Responsibility, People

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• The foremost corporate responsibility is to serve others so well you produce a profit.

  James Cook

  Responsibility, Profit, Produce

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• The corporate scandals are getting bigger and bigger. In a speech on Wall Street, President Bush spoke out on corporate responsibility, and he warned executives not to cook the books. Afterwards, Martha Stewart said the correct term was to saute the books.

  Conan O'Brien

  Wall, Book, Responsibility

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• I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities.

  George W. Romney

  Responsibility, Sacrifice, Citizens

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• But there are a couple of places where it is clear to me that there should be no ambiguity of corporate responsibility - the environment and civil rights, .. As a corporation, you cannot let the desire for unanimity override your obligation for fairness.

  Leo Hindery

  Couple, Responsibility, Rights

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• Over the past 60 years, marketing has moved from being product-centric (Marketing 1.0) to being consumer-centric (Marketing 2.0). Today we see marketing as transforming once again in response to the new dynamics in the environment. We see companies expanding their focus from products to consumers to humankind issues. Marketing 3.0 is the stage when companies shift from consumer-centricity to human-centricity and where profitability is balanced with corporate responsibility.

  Philip Kotler

  Responsibility, Past, Years

  Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, Iwan Setiawan (2010). “Marketing 3.0: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit”, p.11, John Wiley & Sons

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• Yes, we have the freedom to do what we please, but it only works because we don't do everything we might please - we should exercise some degree of personal, and corporate, responsibility.

  Tammy Bruce

  Responsibility, Exercise, Degrees

  Tammy Bruce (2004). “The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values”, p.146, Crown Forum

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• It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change and other environmental crises

  Jonathon Porritt

  Business, Real, Responsibility

  "Sustainability is central to survival" by Jonathan Porritt, www.theguardian.com. November 5, 2006.

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• I think that today, more so than ever, corporate responsibility is the best strategic as well as financial path that most businesses can follow. For most businesses there are both compelling reasons to be responsible and compelling statistics that validate that responsible businesses do better according to traditional financial metrics. Of course, how you define "responsible" is somewhat of a conundrum.

  Jeffrey Hollender

  Business, Responsibility, Thinking

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• Voluntary actions by corporations should not go beyond innovative win - win 'no regrets' initiatives. Greenhouse gas control practices that are uneconomic penalize either consumers or stockholders while politicizing the issue of corporate responsibility. Few will be satisfied, and the ineffectual measures will eventually have to be abandoned.

  Robert L. Bradley, Jr.

  Regret, Responsibility, Winning

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