What is CSR?

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally, CSR policy would function as a builtin, self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law, ethical standards, and international norms. Business would embrace responsibility for the impact of their activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere.CSR is the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making, and the honoring of a triple bottom line: People, Planet, Profit.

AIDS IN AFRICA
Q1. The social responsibility of the United States was very ethical for Zimbabwe. The number of people suffering from AIDS in USA did not even meet the number in Zimbabwe. The numbers were alarming The United States took a huge step to move out of the way, out of the nation to help Zimbabwe to recover from the deadly spread of the HIV-AIDS Virus. In the United States there were antiretroviral drugs available for people who have their HIVs positive. These drugs have been successfully preventing the full-on spread of the HIV Virus. But this was not available in the sub-Saharan African States. USA tried to help African State, Zimbabwe, from getting a fully blown-up HIV and AIDS threat. They discovered that in sub-Saharan Africa has more cases of HIV and AIDS than any other region in the world! So, they took a step forward with responsibility to help out the African nation in the case of this deadly disease and prevent the society and its people from the aftermath of the attack of these viruses. Q2. There is still no cure for AIDS. But there can be an effort made to reduce it or keep it under control. USA took an initiative to help out sub-Saharan African State Zimbabwe from the spreading of the deadly diseases HIV-AIDS. The fastest growing business in the township of Imbare, in the whole of Zimbabwe, was making and selling of coffins. It wasnt supposed to be this way. Of all the countries in post-colonial Africa, Zimbabwe seemed primed for success. The reason being AIDS. Those who have a disease will die as the direct or indirect consequence of it. But that was not the only case here in Zimbabwe. The people here were not much educated. They were poor and did not lead a healthy lifestyle. The antiretroviral drugs that were available cost $12 to $20,000

a year per person and moreover the method of taking drugs are complicated because a number of pills had to be taken under a precise regime; the same combination at the same time. Due to this cost and complexity of taking the pills most of the masses did not have the capacity to afford it. there is a shortage of a lot of thing said Irene Rezemba when she was approached by Dave Marsh of ABC News , USA. She said that around 1700 people died every week due to lack of awareness. The problem of AIDS in Africa is so much that economic activity could drop by 20% by the end of the decade and life expectancy, which would have been 66 years, will drop to 41 years in less than 5 years from now. The economic problem in Zimbabwe cannot really help the people to get rid of the AIDS because the expensive drugs used in the west cannot be afforded here. So we can see that even though the drugs can be made available in African sub-Saharan regions but the lack of resources plays a major role in preventing Zimbabwe from getting rid of the rising problem of HIV-AIDS.

Q3. 1. Antiretroviral drugs available are too costly for the masses to afford 2. 1700 deaths per week due to lack of proper reach 3. Due to the spreading HIV virus life expectancy decreased from 66 years to 41 years 4. Between the quarter and a third of its crucial adult population aged 1549 is infected by HIV 5.