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Corporate Social Responsibility Examples

Looking for corporate social responsibility examples to model your own on? This guide breaks CSR into its four common types, gives a practical sample of each, and shows how to turn them into a document a supplier portal will accept.

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Last updated 12 June 2026

The four types of CSR

Most corporate social responsibility activity falls into four buckets. Using them as a framework makes it much easier to write your own statement.

Environmental, reducing your footprint (energy, waste, emissions).
Ethical, fair, honest treatment of staff, customers and suppliers.
Philanthropic, giving back through donations, sponsorship or volunteering.
Economic, making responsible financial decisions that support the first three.

CSR examples by type

Environmental responsibility

A construction subcontractor switches to a waste contractor that recycles 80% of site waste, tracks fuel use across its fleet, and sets a target to cut diesel use 10% year on year.

Ethical responsibility

A trades business pays all staff above-award rates, runs a fair-treatment policy, and requires its labour-hire suppliers to confirm workers are paid lawfully.

Philanthropic responsibility

An engineering firm gives each employee one paid volunteering day a year and sponsors a local apprenticeship program.

Economic responsibility

A supplier prioritises local procurement where viable, keeping spend in the regional economy while reducing transport emissions.

A short CSR statement sample

"At [Business Name], corporate social responsibility guides how we operate. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact, treating our people and partners fairly, supporting our local community, and conducting business ethically. We align our practices with recognised standards including ISO 14001 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, expect the same of our suppliers, and review these commitments annually."

That's a credible opening paragraph. A full statement then expands each commitment with one or two specifics drawn from the examples above.

What makes a good CSR example

It's specific, real practices, not slogans.
It's measurable where possible, targets, percentages, counts.
It maps to a recognised framework (ISO, GRI, the SDGs).
It matches the business, a small trades firm shouldn't read like a multinational.

Turn these examples into your own statement

Pick one or two examples from each of the four types that reflect what your business actually does, write them up under clear headings, and anchor them to a framework. For a step-by-step structure, see our CSR policy template. If you'd rather not write it yourself, ESG Complete builds a tailored, portal-ready version for you.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I copy a CSR example word for word?+

It's fine to use examples as a starting point, but supplier portals and customers can spot generic, copy-paste statements. Adapt the examples to reflect what your business genuinely does.

What are the four types of CSR?+

Environmental, ethical, philanthropic and economic responsibility. Most CSR activities fit into one of these four categories.

How long should a CSR statement be?+

For a small or medium business, one to two pages is plenty, provided it's specific and credible. Length matters far less than substance.