SCORE-JUN2017_Infographic-Social Responsibility REV5

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MORE AND MORE BUSINESSES ARE FOCUSED ON 75% 72% RESPONSIBILITY... 20%

Percentage of companies publishing a CSR repor t:

2011

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY CAN BE A BIG DRAW FOR CONSUMERS

81%

53%

2012 2013 2014 2015

55

percent of consumers

are willing to pay more for products from socially responsible companies

CSR DRIVES EMPLOYEES,TOO: Consider CSR in deciding where to work:

79%

68%

Would be more loyal to a company w/ a CSR program:

83% 79% 58%

70%

Millennials (ages 27-35) Generation X (ages 36-44) US Average

66%

Education 60% Environment 45% Economic Development 40% Youth Services 40%

of small businesses use CSR to support...

Disaster Relief 30% Arts & Culture 20%

CAUSES CAN BE STRUCTURED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS STRUCTURE

Non-profit 501(c)(3) Benefit Corporations*

EXAMPLES: Kickstarter, Patagonia, Etsy

*For-profit companies that incorporate social causes and values

Cooperatives EXAMPLES: Credit

Unions, Agricultural Cooperatives

C Corp with CSR Program EXAMPLES: Ben

& Jerry’s,Tom’s Shoes

# IN OPERATION

1.41 Million 2,144

(as of April 2015)

29,284 1.7 Million C Corps

Want to include a cause in your business? Work with a SCORE mentor to help create your CSR program.

Sources: • https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/03/15/819994/0/en/FLASH-REPORT-81-of-the-S-P-500Index-Companies-Published-Corporate-Sustainability-Reports-in-2015.html • http://www.conecomm.com/research-blog/2016-employee-engagement-study • https://doublethedonation.com/why-corporate-social-responsibility-is-important/#stats • http://www.business4better.org/csr-survey-results/Business4Better_Survey_Report.pdf • http://www.urban.org/research/publication/nonprofit-sector-brief-2015-public-charities-giving-and-volunteering • http://benefitcorp.net/faq • http://gatherwell.com/choosing-legal-structure-social-enterprise/ • https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=1551190210690751131251181140051040110000560410040790340111 23127091083118025088008106005026024030117063044088105088075083023023029059043064055125086 120068111098109019049020053022127112080101007069112103085010015107121126126023104000007086 119120094126008&EXT=pdf • http://community-wealth.org/strategies/panel/coops/index.html • https://taxfoundation.org/us-has-more-individually-owned-businesses-corporations/