Social responsibility in business is a matter that must be considered by multinational companies and other businesses around the world. They must have a social responsibility to its employees, governments, and communities where they founded the company.
Why? Because of the company generally holds a big role against the major resources in the community, including money, nature, and human resources.
Nowadays, there is a new reality in business has come. While in developing countries in the world, widespread poverty, endemic corruption in government, and natural resources are slowly drying up. This causes large companies are competing to dredge the natural resources that are still available. Certainly the pattern of this kind of predatory business will endanger the next generation when they were unable to obtain sufficient natural resources.
In addition, many people bear the risk because the business activities that took place in their area. For example, in the mountains where large mining, there are many deforestation and pollution of many water bodies, causing the surrounding communities prone to landslides and floods.
Therefore, the necessary awareness and social responsibility from the company to pay attention to this problem so that they can ensure they do business safely and not endanger the environment and surrounding communities.
Communities should be included in any decision-making related to their survival as well as the environment around them.
In addition, the company also has a juridical personality by Virtue of the law. They must have a social conscience to take into account the impact of its business activities in the community. Natural environment, once gone, can be very difficult to find a replacement.
Now, social responsibility can’t be ignored by the company if they wish to operate in the long term.