Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR):

Corporate Social Responsibility can be understood as the continuing commitment by businesses

to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life
of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large.

CSR in Pakistan
Some major organizations which are doing notable work as corporate social responsibity in
Pakistan are

National Bank of Pakistan

The Citizens Foundation
English Biscuit Manufacturers
Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation
Total Parco Pakistan
Rural Support Programmes Network
Engro Corporation
Fauji Fertilizer Company,
Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim
Pak Arab Refinery
Procter & Gamble Pakistan
NOKIA Pakistan Mobile
Etihad Airways
Bank Al Falah
Rafhan Maize Products Co
CITI BANK
MCB Bank
Martin Dow Pharmaceutical
Agility Logistics
Linde Pakistan
Adamjee Insurance Company
ACC Polymers,
PharmEvo
Greenwich University
Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan)
The Karachi Electric Supply Company
Pak Suzuki Motor Company
Bin Qutab Group
Ali Akbar Group
Packages Ltd,

Up to some extent Im satisfied with the CSR activities of some firms in Pakistsan. There are few
organizations that have taken the lead and they must be praised for their efforts in contributing to
the society and people of Pakistan.
Unilever Pakistan is the best example of CSR initiative.
According to its Sustainable Living Plan, the company has outlined a number of goals to be
achieved by the year 2020. Unilever Pakistan's Sustainable Living Plan focuses on
reducing the environmental impact of our products through reduction of greenhouse gases,
optimization of water usage and waste management.
It gives priority in enhancing livelihoods by rural programmes and creating opportunities through
increased distribution and empowerment through education.
It is promoting Sustainable Workplaces by improving employees' lifestyles, encouraging
diversity and creating an environmentally friendly office.
In their health and hygiene programme, they have managed to cover about 5.2 million people,
under their nutrition programme. Unilever has also taken a valiant part in flood rehabilitation
programmes by contributing Rs2.43m towards flood relief and rehabilitation work.
Another company that has taken leading part in corporate social responsibility is PSO. The
company engaged itself in broadening Education, Healthcare, Community building, Women
empowerment, Special children welfare, Sports development and Relief Activities.
The company has led from the front in its CSR campaign by financially supporting several
national educational institutes in order to enable the outreach of education to the underprivileged
across the country. Moreover it has also been supporting Behbud Association, a national NGO
working in the field of reproductive health, community development, education, vocational
training, to uplift the underprivileged sections of society.
Similarly, Siemens Pakistan is also playing a strategic role in the economic development of the
country. Siemens acts with responsibility on the behalf of future generations for the fulfillment of
economic, environmental and social progress.
But on a wider side many companies in Pakistan are still lacking in CSR practices. As we take a
Multinational companies. So
actually MNCs are the leaders in CSR implementation, they have specialized
departments to design, implement and publish reports on companies activities
towards social wellbeing of the communities. They have imported CSR models from
developed economies into Pakistan. On the other hand medium and small scale
businesses are largely unaware of the idea of socially responsible behavior in the
first place.
closer look at above mentioned organizations most of them are

Most of the Industrial groups havent designed the code of ethical conducts to bind
the units to follow them. So the major portion of the CSR activities performed by
the businesses are voluntary in nature.

KHULDUNE SHAHID, K. (2012, January 16). Corporate Social Responsibility in

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