A2. Sustainable community partnership models through social versus business links

Weaving Social Responsibility into Business Goals: The Case of Stakeholder- and Operations-Driven CSR
by Paul A. Aquino

Given the in situ nature of geothermal energy development, it became incumbent upon EDC to weave CSR into its business operations. Such brand of CSR takes into account the long-term viability of the energy resource as well as the changing expectations of stakeholders, as demonstrated by its “Schools for Excellence.”

Deepening Business and NGO Collaboration to Achieve Long-term Development: The Case of the VSO-Accenture Business Partnership by Brian Rockliffe

The VSO Business Partnerships program is a unique business-NGO collaboration that goes beyond the usual CSR framework. Businesses can effect deeper, more strategic results in the development of disadvantaged communities, and create benefits for its own corporate goals at the same time. Accenture is a global champion of the Secured Livelihoods goal of VSO, seconding its employees as international volunteers to organizations that need business skills infusion. More than a manifestation of its CSR, research proves that the scheme is an effective HR development intervention for Accenture.