Beijingers dissatisfied with drug, food firms

Report shows half consider companies lacking when it comes to issues like jobs, environment

The Beijing public is strongly dissatisfied with the social conduct of leading companies in the food and beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, according to a survey.

The study, by the Research Center for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, also showed that at the other end of the satisfaction scale, retailers and banks were fulfilling their CSR duties, amid what the survey called "rising social expectations".