Businesses should make more of an effort to have good CSR.

okay, i got a bottle of gatorade .. LET'S DO THIS !! Rebuttals : "have good CSR while saving money at the same time... to reduce packaging size" - this may be to reduce the size of the product or to "efficiently" use packaging. Even if the business does this in an effort to manufacture larger quantities of their product , they will have further costs as they will have to now accommodate for the extra packages. the pieces of the packages that they think can be used for another product will actually not suffice. In addition to this, if they intended to save money buy reducing the packaging size , but charge the customer the same amount of money for the good would be unfair to the customer and seeing the same price for a product that have been diminished in size, they may refuse to buy the product. "Customers are more attracted to responsible companies that have a good reputation."- This point states that being "socially responsible" influences consumer behavior. However, the factors which have had the most impact on consumer behavior are : .income and affordability .Spending Patterns .Price .Price of sbstitutes .Quality .Taste .Triditions .Brand loyalty .. notice that the list does not include "good reputation" ? this clearly show that this is not what being socially responsible majority of consumers look for. "allows the business to increase their profit margins."- how could a business increase their profit margins while trying to be socially responsible ? .When non-profit organizations are constantly looking and begging them for donations and to sponser upcoming events. Being socially responsible business would have a constant deficit to the company , therefore, lowering their profits NOT increase it. you also keep saying that consumers tend to gravitate towards products which are manufactured and produced by these socially responsibilities, therefor increase in sales, profits, promotion , etc ... But do you , as a consumer go to the grocery or somewhere and say " wow this product is made from a socially responsible company , therefore, i will buy it even though it is / may not be of a high quality rather than purchase a product that i know for sure because it is popular and is definitely of a good quality just because it does not have a good CRS" REBUTTALS TO YOUR REBUTTALS : . "small businesses... little impact they actually make on society" - Small businesses actually make up the backbone of the economy. In fact, in the UK, most businesses are small. Two thirds are owned and run by one person. They are also a source of employment to society. This will decrease the unemployment rate of the country, leading to a higher standard of living and GDP. This results in more revenue for the country which will help increase the rate of development of the country. Now, my deluded opponent, tell me how does a small business have LITTLE impact on society ? ."Just because there are costs at the beginning does not mean that the final cost of the G&S (Goods and Services) will increase" - Actually they do , honey. When a businesses' expenses that are incurred or an increase in expenses , they always raise the cost of their good or service to make up for the amount lost. It does not mean that the end price will necessarily be unfair, but it will definitely increase. . Potential buyers are the individuals or entities who wish to purchase a business. i think you misunderstood that as you referred to them as the consumers .. and they do only care about the profits when looking to purchase entities. ARGUMENTS : (Greenwashing) -This is when a company or an organization spends more time and money claiming to be "green" through advertising and marketing than implementing practices that actually minimize environmental impact. An example can be when an energy company that runs an advertising campaign touting a "green" technology they"re working on, but that "green" technology represents only a sliver of the company"s otherwise not-so-green business, or may be marketed on the heels of an oil spill or plant explosion. Or a hotel chain that calls itself "green" because it allows guests to choose to sleep on the same sheets and reuse towels, but actually does very little to save water and energy where it counts , on its grounds, with its appliances and lighting, in its kitchens, and with its vehicle fleet. Or a bank that"s suddenly "green" because you can conduct your finances online or a grocery store that"s "green" because they"ll take back your plastic grocery bags. Is this the kind of market promotion that comes with being so socially responsible ?, the reuse ? where the increased profits come form ? In addition to this, people believe that corporate social responsibility can be an exercise in futility. The company's management has a duty to its shareholders. CSR directly opposes this. Aneel Karnani, Professor at the University of Michigan says that, "The responsibility of executives to shareholders is to maximize profits. A manager who forsakes profits in favor of some benefits to society may expect to lose his job and be replaced by someone for whom profits are a priority. This is called greenwashing." This show that businesses' main priorities are to make a profit and please it shareholders by paying then sufficient amounts of money for their investments. (Responsibility)- A business in the private sector's main priorities are to make a profit and to provide a good and service to the public. It is not to give back to society, nor is it to environmentally friendly. In addition to this, it is claimed that businesses should focus on profits and leave social and environmental issues to the government or nonprofit organizations to deal with. Milton Friedman, an American economist states that," companies are meant to create products or provide services rather than handle welfare activities. They do not have the expertise and knowledge necessary for handling social problems. Also, if managers are concentrating on social responsibilities they are not performing their primary duties for the company at full capacity" This shows that companies should continue to focus on making profits , not handle social issues as they know not how to handle it as they major in making profits. Furthermore, businesses have to pay taxes in order to be operating legally in an economy. The money from these taxes go to the government. This is a form of revenue to the government. These taxes are supposed to be used to improve and develop the country socially. However, the constant demanding for extra money to "improve the country socially " makes one question where the money from tax is actually going towards and whether or not these donations would go to actually helping the environment. (False Praise) - Some internationally recognized companies who claim to be socially responsible by being environmentally friendly or using recyclable products, may be lying to the public's face , just to make an image and boost their sales. This can be seen in a prominent case against NIKE in the US supreme court. When, in 2002, the Californian Supreme Court ruled that Nike did not have the right to lie about what they do in relation the CSR movement. An activist, Marc Kasky attempted to sue the company over a misleading public relations campaign. Nike defended itself using the First Amendment right to free speech. The court ruled that Nike was not protected by the First Amendment, on the grounds that the publications in question were commercial speech79. The case proceeded to the US Supreme Court. Legal briefs were submitted to the Supreme Court by public relations and advertising trade associations, major media groups, and leading multinationals, arguing that if a company's claims on human rights, environmental and social issues are legally required to be true, then companies won't continue to make statements on these matters. This shows that an internationally recognized brand , NIKE, lied to the public about doing good for society just for an image and that companies and businesses just use the term CSR to deceive the public. SOURCES : http://www.corporatewatch.org... http://dreadefoe.hubpages.com... http://smallbusiness.chron.com... http://www.greenwashingindex.com... http://www.colorado.edu... http://smallbusiness.chron.com... Waterman, Ivan and Dave Ramsingh. Principles of Business for Caribbean Examinations.Oxford: Macmillan Publishers limited, 1999. Wilson, Mark, with Patrice Bowen and Anthony Rogers.Caribbean Business for CSEC principles of Business.Oxford:Oxford University Press, 2010. :D