Legalization of corporate social responsibility

Legalizationofcorporatesocialresponsibility行政法学院2012级一班华炫宁20120640107Abstract:Corporatesocialresponsibilityisamoralresponsibilityforthefoundation,thebasicmoralvaluesofsocialenterprisesuchimplantsamonginterestgroups,andtobeconfirmedbythelawoftheform,systematic,whichtosomeextentismoralstrengtheningofvalues,itisboundtoguideenterprisesshouldshouldersocialresponsibility,inordertodevelopandpromotesocialequityandjusticedeeper.BecauseoflegalliabilityprotectionforceabletorelyontheStatetoachieve,therebyachievingcorporatesocialresponsibilityofliabilityafteritbecameverydetermined.Ofcourse,thelegalliabilityofcorporatesocialresponsibilitywillbelimitedbymanyfactors,underconditionspermittingshouldbepossibletoexpandthescopeoflegalliability.Keywords:socialresponsibility；sourceoflawofnecessity；Legalization；feasibilityIntroductionTheso-calledcorporatesocialresponsibilityisthatthecompanycannotonlymakemoneyfortheshareholderstomaximizetheirpresenceastheirsolepurposeshouldbetomaximizethesocialcareandpromotetheinterestsofallothershareholdersoutside,includingtheinterestsofconsumers,contentsoftheinterestsofemployees,creditors'interests,theinterestsofsmallcompetitors,localcommunityinterests,environmentalinterests,socialinterestsandpublicinterests,suchastheweaksocietyasawhole,includingbothhumanrights,particularlysocialrightsofnaturalpersons,includingtherightsandinterestsoflegalpersonsandunincorporatedorganizations.Thecorevaluesofcorporatesocialresponsibilityispeople-oriented,ratherthanmoney-oriented.Corporatesocialresponsibilityisbothacorporategovernancephilosophy,butalsoaninstitutionalarrangement,itisabusinesspractice.First:theoriginalmoralresponsibility-CSRgenerationThelate18thcentury,theWesternconceptofcorporatesocialresponsibilitybeganasubtlechange,theperformanceofsmallbusinessownerswhooftencontributeschools,churchesandthepoor.Intothe19thcentury,theIndustrialRevolutionbroughtabouttheoutcomeofthetwosocialproductivityleapinthenumberanddegreeofdevelopmentoflarge-scaleenterprises.DuringthisperiodaffectedsocialDarwinismideology,peoplecorporatesocialresponsibilityconceptisthenegativeattitudeofmanycompaniesarenotactivecommitmenttosocialresponsibility,butcloselyrelatedtothebusiness,suchassuppliersandemployeestoexploithisbestinordertobecomeastrongsocialcompetitionassoonaspossibletodevelopthisconceptwiththeindustrygeneratedalotofnegativeimpact.Atthesametime,inthelate19thcentury,thegradualimprovementofenterprisesystem,theworkingclassdemandsandprotectitsinterestscoupledwithrisingUSgovernmentissuedaseriesofAntitrustLawandConsumerProtectionActtocurbcorporatemisconduct,tofulfilltheobjectiveofthebusinessCSRproposednewrequirements,theemergenceoftheconceptofcorporatesocialresponsibilityhasbecomehistoricallyinevitable.In1953,anAmericanscholarHoward•R•Bowen(HowardR.Bowen)publishedThesocialresponsibilityofentrepreneurs,abook,onlytomakeaformalcorporatesocialresponsibilityintothespotlight.①Especiallysincethe1970s,Westernsocietyingeneralrequirescompaniestomaximizeprofitsatthesametime,takingintoaccountenterpriseworkers,consumerinterests,thepublicandthestate,tofulfilltheprotectionoftheenvironment,eliminatepollution,socialresponsibility,itsbusinessobjectivesandsocialgoalstounify.CSRoriginatedinthesocialenterpriseamoralrequirement,itisessentiallyamoralresponsibility-Enterprisesareneithermachinesnoranimaltissuestheyarerunbypeople,andassuch,eveniftheynotamoralperson,buthavetoacceptthemoralevaluationofmoralidentity.②Evolvedfromtheethicalresponsibilityofcorporatesocialresponsibilitycanbebothlegalliability,itcouldbepurelymoralresponsibility,butalsomaybetheresponsibilityofsoftlawthatis,awiderangeofresponsibilities.CorporateSocialResponsibilityintheresponsibilityreferstotheroleofjusticeandtherighttosetup,eitheroncertainlegalobligations,responsibilities,powers,includingtheobligationor①Zhangago,LiuXingguo:WesterndefinitionofCorporateSocialResponsibilityReview,containedJianghuaiForum20054.②[US]Richard•T•Germany•George:EconomicEthics,Liclothtranslation,PekingUniversityPress,2002,p.225.roleofethicsormorality.③Corporatesocialresponsibility,althoughoriginallyproducedinmoralneeds,butthismoralresponsibilitydoesnotendhere.Softconstraintsethicsinseparablestrengthenthelegal,moralconscienceofself-disciplineandrestraintofhislegalopinionisnotuniversalforallmarketplayers,so,withthepassageoftimeandthedevelopmentofsociety,inthepresenceofanysocialsystemofpositivelawcountry,therealizationofcorporatesocialresponsibilityinadditiontocontinuetobeadjustedbytheethics,theotherpart(especiallythemoralbottomline)isgraduallyincreasedtogeneralizedlegalrequirements:(A)forsomesocialresponsibilitycommitmentthelawisapplieddirectlymandatoryforcompanies,thenbecamealegalandmoralresponsibilityforliability,naturalresourceslaw,environmentallaw,laborlaw,socialsecuritylaw,corporatelawrelevantcompulsorynormisitsexpression.(B)Inadditiontothecommitmenttosocialresponsibility,andsometimesbylaworintheformofageneralobligationtoencouragebusinessestorequest,butthelawdoesnotdirectlyforcethecompaniestotakethissocialresp