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Corporate Social Responsibility Of The Anglo Swiss Milk Company

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Introduction:
Corporate Social Responsibility in other words called as corporate conscience, corporate citizenship is a form of corporate self-regulation formed into a business model. It functions as a self-regulatory mechanism whereas a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards and international norms. In understanding corporate social responsibility we must first understand the idea of being responsible for society in which we live and work in. CSR as "A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment. Companies express their citizenship through their waste and pollution reduction processes and by contributing educational and social programs and by earning adequate returns on the employed resources."

NESTLE ESTABLISHMENT AND INTRO:
Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the collaboration of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1866 by brothers George Page, Charles Page and Farine Lactee Henri Nestle. The company grew significantly during the First and Second World Wars, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant (baby products) formula products. The company has made a number of corporate assets, including crosee & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby’s in 1971, Rowntree Makintosh in 1988, and Gerber in 2007.
Nestle has a primary listing on the SWISS EXCHANE and is a constituent of the SWISS MARKET INDEX. It has a secondary listing on EURONEXT .In 2011, Nestle was

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