Corporate Social Responsibility : Partners for Progress Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is businesss contribution to sustainable development. Today corporate behaviour must not only ensure returns to shareholders wages to employees and products and services to customers it must also respond to societal and environmental concerns. Local cultures are a countervailing force to the global economy and the struggle between the forces of global commerce and the interests of local cultures brings with it new politics. In overcoming the hurdles of social responsibility all partners and sectors need to be committed to adhere to a coherent social