Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Sex - CSR action Cigarettes Just to Search Home


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The  Sex - Currently almost all tobacco companies to take action CSR (corporate social responsibility) through scholarships, sports or education. But practitioners of CSR revealed no CSR from the tobacco industry and it's just for the face and imaging alone.

"The tobacco industry can not be regarded as a socially responsible industry or performing high social responsibility," said Jalal activist circles as the study of CSR in the public discussion of Corporate Social Responsibility and Intervention in the Cigarette Industry Acacia Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (22 / 5/2012).

Note there are three indications of why CSR practitioners refuse tobacco industry to CSR are:

A. None of the Socially Responsible Investment index that includes a tobacco company in its investment portfolio.

Cigarettes are combined together with the arms industry, nuclear power, gambling and alcoholic beverages into the category of harmfull industries.

2. Rejection of experts on tobacco industry involvement in scientific activities that address CSR.

3. Various recent survey shows all the stakeholders agree that the lowest cigarette indistri its CSR performance.

Some of the activities of the tobacco industry claimed as CSR is education and scholarship, environment, culture and social assistance.

"The CSR him donate money or donations alone, while others interpret the activities of community development or community development, so the tobacco companies are free to do social activities wrapped in CSR terms," ​​he said.

Jalal tells the true essence of CSR is a corporate responsibility to the impacts. For that there is no CSR from the tobacco industry.

"CSR needs transparency so it must speak truthfully positive and negative impacts. For it do not ride the term CSR, if the goal looking for the face or imaging is not CSR, CSR washing but is covered up that ugly great if exaggerated," said Jalal .

While Lisda Sundari of the National Commission for Child Protection CSR said the tobacco industry is no different with marketing and promotion, which uses official, public figure or figure and use the same foundation with the name of his company.

"All parties should be vigilant and critical of the CSR activities of cigarettes, because the goal is to increase consumption of cigarettes and contrary to the public health policies that reduce tobacco consumption," said Lisda.

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