Many companies make charitable donations or have decided to implement CSR programmes. Companies that have already gone this route need to know how they can add most value. In those companies without such practices in place, managers must decide whether to encourage them. Susan Foreman explores how marketing can be used to derive significant benefits from such activities.
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