SAN FRANCISCO, California - As more companies seek to address issues of corporate responsibility and governance, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has released a new report to help companies design corporate social responsibility (CSR) management structures. The report, Designing a CSR Structure, provides company managers with a set of guidelines, examples and tools to create a management structure that fits their level of commitment and involvement in CSR.

"Recent events in Corporate America have revealed an urgent need to better understand, manage and enact corporate responsibility," said Robert H. Dunn, CEO of BSR. "The ultimate goal of a CSR management system is to successfully integrate corporate responsibility concerns - ethical, social, environmental and economic - into a company's values, culture, operations and business decisions throughout the organization."

Designing a CSR Structure helps companies assess the strategic issues of overall drivers, objectives and functions of a CSR structure as well as important tactical aspects such as buy-in, alignment, staffing, outside expertise and resources allocation.

"Creating a CSR structure is not a 'one size-fits-all' exercise," said Mark Lee, Vice President at BSR. "The report helps corporate management engage in a process to develop a CSR structure that aligns with its company's mission, size, sector, culture, business structure, geographic locations, risk areas and level of CSR commitment."

Through the use of questions, decision-making tools and company examples, Designing a CSR Structure:

-Helps companies understand how a CSR structure supports overall CSR management system development
-Outlines the steps a company can take to build an effective structure that aligns key issues, stakeholders, motivations, functions, staff roles and responsibilities, and resources
-Shares company examples of effective CSR structure
-Provides practical tools to work through the decision-making process

Designing a CSR Structure can be purchased online at the BSR Store at www.bsr.org/store. Discounted member pricing is available.

About BSR

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a global organization that helps member companies achieve commercial success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. BSR provides information, tools and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies. For more information, visit www.bsr.org.

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Since 1992, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has been providing socially responsible business solutions to many of the world's leading corporations. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and China, BSR is a nonprofit business association that serves its 250 member companies and other Global 1000 enterprises. Through advisory services, convenings and research, BSR works with corporations and concerned stakeholders of all types to create a more just and sustainable global economy. For more information, visit www.bsr.org.

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