Google csr

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF GOOGLE

1. GOOGLE’S CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2. INTRO GOOGLE IS AN AMERICAN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATON SPECIALISING IN INTERNET RELATED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. GOOGLE WAS FOUNDED BY P.H.D STUDENTS IN STANFORD UNIVERSITY NAMELY SERGEY BRIN AND LARRY PAGE ON SEP 4 1998. UNOFFICIAL SLOGAN – DON’T BE EVIL. HEAD QUARTERS – GOOGLEPLEX,CALIFORNIA SOME OF THE PRODUCTS ARE GMAIL,GOOGLE DRIVE,GOOGLE DOCS,GOOGLE +. IN DECEMBER 2013,ALEXA LISTED GOOGLE.COM AS THE MOST VISITED WEBSITE IN THE WORLD. KEY PEOPLE – LARRY PAGE (CEO) ERIC SCHMIDT (CHAIRMAN)

3. Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students "Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students" is a nationwide competition that aims to empower China’s youth to become agents of social change. By soliciting project ideas from college students and funding viable proposals, google hope to instill in China’s future leaders the values of social responsibility, the importance of community welfare, and the spirit of self-empowerment. Among all colleges and universities that participate in the competition, 100 of them that top in the number of proposal submission will share 500 Google "Campus Volunteer Stars" Scholarships every year.

4. Supporting Earthquake Relief Efforts At 2:28 pm on May 12th, 2008, a 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in Western China, claiming the lives of tens of thousands. Despite the chaos and despair, Google’s various departments mobilized immediately to support rescue and relief efforts. To support the vast and urgent need for material resources, Google and its employees raised over USD 2.6mm and donated over USD 1.02mm worth of free online advertising to earthquake relief organizations. At the same time, Google also developed a communication platform that included an information platform for resource support, a search platform for families looking for lost relatives, and a global platform for charitable donations. Google Maps also provided China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping with satellite images of quake-affected regions to better aid and direct rescue efforts.

5. Google Grants Google Grants is an in-kind donation program awarding free AdWords advertising to selected charitable organizations. Since its inception, Google have supported hundreds of organizations in advocating and promoting their causes, from animal rights and literacy to abandoned children and HIV education . In the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake in China, Google Grants also supported the China Red Cross, China Charity Federation, China Youth Development Foundation, China Children and Teenager’s Fund and other organizations with free in-kind advertising. Jet Li’s One Foundation and his umbrella organizations have also started using Google Grants to promote the cause of corporate philanthropy.

6. Google donated $11.5 million to fight slavery of 27 million people Tech giant Google donated $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end the modern-day slavery of some 27 million people around the world. In what is believed to be the largest ever corporate grant devoted to the advocacy, intervention and rescue of people being held and forced to work .

7. Google Launches Rs 12 Crores Hunt for India’s Most Innovative Social Entrepreneurs Google launched the Google Impact Challenge in India on August 12 2013, asking Indian non-profits how they would use technology to tackle problems in India and around the world. The four submissions judged to be the best will is awarded Rs 3 crores and technical assistance from Google to help make their project a reality.

8. APPRENTICESHIP COURSES Since 2006,  more than 440 Google employee volunteers in California, New York, and Massachusetts have led 139 apprenticeship courses , focused primarily on the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, through Citizen Schools.

9. GOOGLE GREEN Google created a better web that's better for the environment. Google green themselves by using resources efficiently and supporting renewable power. That means when we use Google products, we are being better to the environment.

10. Thank you