Corporate Gay Activism 1

1.   Not
2.   Yes
3.   Annoying Buzzwords 
4. Reasons For Corporate Social Responsibility
5.  HSBC's "Gay Lions" In Hong Kong
6.  The Morality Militia Squealed 
7.  Education, Affluence and Corporate Social Responsibility
8.  Everybody's Got An Angle
9.  Hypocrisy Of Hong Kong's Morality Militia


1.   Not

1.   Just to be clear, we are NOT talking about faggots taking their cue from some (white) "celebrity"-self-styled faggot-activist looking to increase their Twitter following by screaming for a boycott of a company because they (and by assumed extension, others) feel "outraged" or "violated".


2.   Yes

1.   We are talking about a company, acting of its own initiative at Board Room level, taking steps supportive of its gay employees and thereby setting a benchmark for public or private companies to emulate. 

2.   In Principles of Faggotry 40 we said this:

1.  Businesses owned by str8s, can be so gay friendly and fun, that fags will line up around the block to work for them.

2.  Businesses owned by fags, employing only fags, can be so hostile and creepy, that fags can't wait to quit.

3.   Annoying Buzzwords

1.   "Corporate Social Responsibility", "CSR", "Corporate Citizenship", "Corporate Conscience".  They all mean the same thing and seek to answer the same question namely:

 "what steps can we take to foster the perception that we're not corporate assholes...?"

2.   For a definition of CSR, we'll turn to the the Financial Times Lexicon, the bible for corporate assholes (underlining and bold print by FuelMix):

Movement aimed at encouraging companies to be more aware of the impact of their business on the rest of society, including their own stakeholders and the environment. 

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for all stakeholders. CSR is a concept with many definitions and practices. The way it is understood and implemented differs greatly for each company and country. Moreover, CSR is a very broad concept that addresses many and various topics such as human rights, corporate governance, health and safety, environmental effects, working conditions and contribution to economic development. Whatever the definition is, the purpose of CSR is to drive change towards sustainability.

Although some companies may achieve remarkable efforts with unique CSR initiatives, it is difficult to be on the forefront on all aspects of CSR...

3.   So, right there in that definition are the issues with CSR:

• what to do..?
• when to do it..?
• how to do it..?
• how will shareholders and society react to our initiative(s)..?

4.   The astute reader will guess that in life, it is impossible to please everybody - particularly when it comes to gay issues.


COMING UP IN PART 2:

4.   Reasons For Corporate Social Responsibility
5.  HSBC's "Gay Lions" In Hong Kong
6.  The Morality Militia Squealed 

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