Social Responsibility
Social Business / Enterprise & Poverty Certificate Project
Education and Corporate Social Responsibility HEC Paris 2010 Social Business/ Enterprise & Poverty Certificate Project
Education and Corporate Social Responsibility Rong GAO
“We cannot afford to create a lost generation of children deprived of their chance for an education that might lift them out of poverty.” – Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director‐General
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Social Business / Enterprise & Poverty Certificate Project
Education and Corporate Social Responsibility
Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter1 Key Role of Education in Society ..................................................................................... 4
1.
A Global Recognition ........................................................................................................... 4
2.
Education and Social Advancement .................................................................................... 4
3.
Education, Institutions and Business Activities ................................................................... 4
Chapter2 CSR and Education: Current Situation ............................................................................. 6
1.
Nature of Education ............................................................................................................ 6
2.
Dominated by Governments and NGOs .............................................................................. 6
4.
Direct CSR involvement at low level .................................................................................... 9
5.
Need for Change .................................................................................................................. 9
6.
What business can offer
Education and Corporate Social Responsibility HEC Paris 2010 Social Business/ Enterprise & Poverty Certificate Project
Education and Corporate Social Responsibility Rong GAO
“We cannot afford to create a lost generation of children deprived of their chance for an education that might lift them out of poverty.” – Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director‐General
1
Social Business / Enterprise & Poverty Certificate Project
Education and Corporate Social Responsibility
Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter1 Key Role of Education in Society ..................................................................................... 4
1.
A Global Recognition ........................................................................................................... 4
2.
Education and Social Advancement .................................................................................... 4
3.
Education, Institutions and Business Activities ................................................................... 4
Chapter2 CSR and Education: Current Situation ............................................................................. 6
1.
Nature of Education ............................................................................................................ 6
2.
Dominated by Governments and NGOs .............................................................................. 6
4.
Direct CSR involvement at low level .................................................................................... 9
5.
Need for Change .................................................................................................................. 9
6.
What business can offer
Bibliography: UNESCO. Reaching the Marginalized: EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2010. Web. 23 May 2010. .