Many organisations pay lip service to Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) but few deliver on their promises. Thatís according to 91% of people working in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors, polled as part of a study into CSR by forum3, the UK's only recruitment event for the not-for-profit sector.
A staggering 95% of those surveyed state that CSR is important when assessing an organisation as a prospective employer. 96% state that they would be more likely to accept a job from an organisation which has a proactive CSR policy and over half (58%) say that they would be more likely to leave an organisation which does not have a proactive CSR policy.
73% believe that the charity sector should be doing more to help the private sector to adopt more proactive CSR programmes, while 27% say that it is not the responsibility of the charity sector.
85% of those working in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors say they would like the opportunity to be able to do more volunteer work whilst in paid employment.
Debbie Hockham, director of forum3, comments:
ìThis study leaves little doubt that CSR has become a fundamental issue for candidates considering a career move. Itís clear that organisations need to move beyond lip service and implement genuine CSR programmes in order to help to recruit and retain the best talent. Given that the majority of people believe the charity sector should be doing more to encourage more CSR programmes, it seems greater collaboration across commercial and not-for-profit sectors is needed to make progress.
ìIn recognition of this need, this yearís forum3 event sees the launch of its Responsible Business conference, chaired by Trevor Philips, Chairman of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights, where these research findings will be debated at length.î
CSR merely ìlip serviceî in most organisations according to research from forum3
Many organisations pay lip service to Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) but few deliver on their promises
