Corporate Citizenship

Corporate citizenship, also called corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important business practice that details the social responsibilities of a business towards its employees, community, and the world.

Updated: November 26, 2023

Corporate citizenship, also called corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important business practice that details the social responsibilities of a business towards its employees, community, and the world.

Environmental, philanthropic, ethical, and economic are four categories of corporate citizenship programs. They support causes such as Animal rights and welfare; Human rights; Disaster relief; Climate change reversal, renewable energy, and carbon footprint reduction; Social welfare; Literacy and education access; Conservation; Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Corporate social responsibility software is often used by companies to organize the information of programs in one place to track progress, manage to-do lists, and measure impact.

Elementary, Engaged, Innovative, Integrated and Transforming are the five growth stages in corporate citizenship programs depend on the sophistication and size of the effort of business.

Local and global positive impact, Increased employee engagement, satisfaction, and loyalty, Stronger company brand reputation and Attraction of new markets and customers are some of the benefits of corporate citizenship. Citizenship programs positively impact the causes they support whether it is environmental, philanthropic, ethical, or economic. These programs can help increase internal referrals and improve employee retention rates as employees often want to work for companies that care about their community and their global impact. Companies that are socially conscious, often benefit from better brand equity and reputation than those companies without these programs, as they reflect positively on company objectives and leadership.