ICSD Online Store

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The ICSD Online Store is now open! Funky designer t-shirts, hoodies, bags and caps from our more funk range – jami blond range and afrika range –

An ICSD SA initiative bringing together the youth of the world.

I founded a non-profit organization about 10 years ago – my focus is on education for children in Africa through using online platforms at no cost to the learners – the children of Africa are citizens of the world and should not be seen as children from a poor and needy continent supported by aid – I have developed a initiative that is simple and does not need capital – it works through using social media platforms – good marketing communication and building global relationships between the youth,

African Mythology, ancient civilization, music and dance, African Folk Tails and Proverbs are so rich and unique – we should share with the rest of the world

Triple Bottom Line

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Environmental sustainability: recycling, waste management, water management, renewable energy, reusable materials, ‘greener’ supply chains, reducing paper use and adopting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standards.”People, planet and profit”, also known as the triple bottom line, form one way to evaluate CSR. “People” refers to fair labour practices, the community and region where the business operates. “Planet” refers to sustainable environmental practices. Profit is the economic value created by the organization after deducting the cost of all inputs, including the cost of the capital (unlike accounting definitions of profit).

This measure was claimed to help some companies be more conscious of their social and moral responsibilities. However, critics claim that it is selective and substitutes a company’s perspective for that of the community. Another criticism is about the absence of a standard auditing procedure.

The term was coined by John Elkington in 1994.

Community involvement: This can include raising money for local charities, providing volunteers, sponsoring local events, employing local workers, supporting local economic growth, engaging in fair trade practices.

Ethical marketing: Companies that ethically market to consumers are placing a higher value on their customers and respecting them as people who are ends in themselves. They do not try to manipulate or falsely advertise to potential consumers. This is important for companies that want to be viewed as ethical.

CSR in action

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Environmental sustainability: recycling, waste management, water management, renewable energy, reusable materials, ‘greener’ supply chains, reducing paper use and adopting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standards.

Community involvement: This can include raising money for local charities, providing volunteers, sponsoring local events, employing local workers, supporting local economic growth, engaging in fair trade practices.

Ethical marketing: Companies that ethically market to consumers are placing a higher value on their customers and respecting them as people who are ends in themselves. They do not try to manipulate or falsely advertise to potential consumers. This is important for companies that want to be viewed as ethical.

What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate sustainability, sustainable business, corporate conscience, corporate citizenship, conscious capitalism, or responsible business) is a type of international private business self-regulation.

While once it was possible to describe CSR as an internal organisational policy or a corporate ethic strategy, that time has passed as various international laws have been developed and various organisations have used their authority to push it beyond individual or even industry-wide initiatives.

While it has been considered a form of corporate self-regulation for some time, over the last decade or so it has moved considerably from voluntary decisions at the level of individual organisations, to mandatory schemes at regional, national and even transnational levels. Read more here…