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ANKUR TRIPATHI· 2024

Question AGS4GS2

"There is only one responsibility of business, namely to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase profits." Do you think corporations can balance their profitability, along with ensuring their coexistence with their resource utilization and production responsibility by diverting resources into unproductive social endeavours?

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Introduction

Although profitability of business is important for its viability, we focus on it might become unsustainable.

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Main Body

Although profitability of business is important for its viability, we focus on it might become unsustainable.

Corporations must try to balance between there three principles simultaneously—

[Diagram showing three overlapping circles: Profitability, Ethics, Legality, with additional labels for Total].

Is social responsibility of corporate[bad?]

I don't think social responsibility are compromising core values of

Productivity of corporation a) being a responsible part of the system, it is their duty (both moral & legal) to uphold social welfare.

⇒ Those upheld CSR and ESG principles are usually more profitable b/c—

① It creates good-will which helps in business growth (ex Tata).

② It brings sustainability in operations.

③ It upholds larger public welfare.

④ It creates market and also brings investments to the company. (ex- many investors look for ESG metrics).

⇒ Thus we can say Social responsibility is a way against business responsibility.

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Conclusion

Thus we can say Social responsibility is a way against business responsibility.

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Diagram

Three overlapping circles showing Profitability, Ethics, Legality, and Total at intersection

  • Challenges Milton Friedman's view
  • Provides visual representation of balance
  • Identifies key principles for corporate functioning
  • Questions premise of question
  • Connects CSR to profitability
  • Lists practical benefits
  • References real corporate example (Tata)
  • Shows modern investor focus on ESG
  • Strong concluding statement

Topper

ANKUR TRIPATHI

2024

Subject & Paper

GS4GS2

Topic

Role of Civil Services in a Democracy

Corporate Social Responsibility

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Writing Stats

173

Total words

11

Paragraphs

analytical and evaluative

Tone