The development of the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) depends mainly on the changes in international market and growing competition between countries and enterprises. These factors influence on the behavior of enterprises. This means that the goal of business action is not only profit-making but also fulfilling social needs. The goal of this paper is to present and assess social in Poland. Starting with the concept and scope of CSR, the article presents benefits from responsible business activity and implementation of this idea in Poland. The research carried out in 2012 shows that the main implementers of CSR are large firms with foreign capital. They know the idea of CSR from the experience of Western firms. The main objective is their image and to build better relations with their environment. On this background the article shows the ranking of companies participating in “Leader of Philanthropy” competition. It allowed to choose four firms as an example of good practices in social engagement. Social activity of chosen firms was addressed to: employees, children, local community, the sick, the disabled and the poor, animals. The contacted research proves that social engagement of Polish firms is at the early stage of development. The number of firms increase, but there are mainly large companies. The main reason that the small business share in social engagement results from the limited amount of financial resources at their disposal.
The activity of the company is concentrate not only on the profits but also on certain social objectives thanks to which these profits wil be higher. Establishment of corporate foundations is one of the forms of implementing such goals. The aim of the study is to present and assess the activity of Corporate Foundations in Poland. The main subject of discussion focuses on the relationship between the company, foundation and the beneficiaries as well as on the sources of income and the directions of its spending. The analysis is based on the research condacted by the Donors Forum in 2012.
The paper discusses the problem of the socio-demographic changes in the modern world. They consist mailnly decreasing birth rate and increasing number of people in retirement age. These changes have a negative impact on the pension system. The main problem discussed in this paper concerns the impact of these negative trends on the pension system in Poland in the context of the decrease of the retirement age from 67 years for all citizens to 60 years for women and 65 years for men, which is planned to enter into force on 1 October, 2017.
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W artykule podjęto problem zmian społeczno-demograficznych we współczesnym świecie. Polegają one m.in. na obniżeniu wskaźnika dzietności i wzroście liczby osób w wieku poprodukcyjnym. Te zmiany wpływają negatywnie na system emerytalny. Główny problem podjęty w artykule dotyczy wpływu tychnegatywnych tendencji na system emerytalny w Polsce w kontekście obniżenia od 1 października 2017 r. wieku emerytalnego z 67 lat do 60 lat dla kobiet i 65 lat dla mężczyzn.
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