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‘Make CSR part of business agenda’ | Sun.Star. By Mia A. Aznar [gigya width=”120″ height=”240″ src=”http://files.bannersnack.net/app/swf2/EmbedPlayerV2.swf?hash_id=fcc5396e27e8fdcee18db675b2438988&bgcolor=#333333&clickTag=null&t=1303775819″ quality=”high” wmode=”tranparent” allowfullscreen=”true” ]SAYING that business can thrive if the community it is in also rises, a businessman is challenging local entrepreneurs to include corporate social responsibility in their agenda. Jose Antonio Aboitiz, Visayas chairman of the Philippine Business…

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April 28, 2011

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‘Make CSR part of business agenda’ | Sun.Star.

By Mia A. Aznar

[gigya width=”120″ height=”240″ src=”http://files.bannersnack.net/app/swf2/EmbedPlayerV2.swf?hash_id=fcc5396e27e8fdcee18db675b2438988&bgcolor=#333333&clickTag=null&t=1303775819″ quality=”high” wmode=”tranparent” allowfullscreen=”true” ]SAYING that business can thrive if the community it is in also rises, a businessman is challenging local entrepreneurs to include corporate social responsibility in their agenda.

Jose Antonio Aboitiz, Visayas chairman of the Philippine Business for Social Progress, spoke before members of the Rotary Club of Cebu West and urged them to include CSR activities in their companies.

He said that if a community thrives, more businesses succeed.

“In the long run, that social investment comes back,” he said, adding that the private sector should also be involved in nation building.

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