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The best cause of all: U.S. companies are by far bigger givers than their global counterparts. Yet they're not particularly interested in doing good. What gives?(Priority: NEWS, IDEAS, AND TRENDS IN BRIEF)

Publication: Inc.
Publication Date: 01-JUN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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PRIVATE COMPANIES IN the U.S. are incredibly generous, but all that business largess has little to do with the spirit of charitable giving. That's the gist of the Grant Thornton International Business Report, a survey on corporate social responsibility commissioned...

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...by the Chicago-based accounting firm and conducted by Experian Business Strategies, a research firm based in London.

The report looked at whether private companies in 34 countries participated in a variety of do-gooder activities, including recycling, supporting local community groups, and sourcing materials based on local or ethical trade standards.

Researchers concluded that companies in...

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