AmCham spreads ethical awareness

Though corporate social responsibility was essentially a concept developed in the West, it has found widespread acceptance in China with a growing number of companies and professionals embracing it whole-heartedly, according to a report published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai earlier this month.

CSR has also developed several distinct characteristics in China and is evolving at a much faster pace than before, said the CSR Ten Year report.

There are three major factors that will govern further progress, it said.