CSR Google
Corporate Social Responsibility of Google Corporation
There are a lot of multinational companies in the world that get the high score for corporate social responsibility. Among of them is Google Corporation. Jacquelline Fuller, director of Google says: “At Google we are big believers in the power of technology. Giving back is a huge part of what motivates us as a company, and as individuals”
In China, the company has been opening a national wide competition called "Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students" since 2008 with the purpose of empowering China’s youth to become agents of social change. By selecting the best ideas and funding the possible proposals, Google hopes 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.
Google also gave a hand to give support rescue and relief efforts to the 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in Western China which happened at 2:28 pm on May 12th, 2008. To support the vast and urgent need for material resources, Google and its employees raised over 18 million RMB (USD 2.6mm) and donated over 7 million RMB (USD 1.02mm) ’s 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 effort. In early September 2008, Google funded construction of 15 Google Quake Relief Hope Schools in the city of Mianyang in Sichuan province,
There are a lot of multinational companies in the world that get the high score for corporate social responsibility. Among of them is Google Corporation. Jacquelline Fuller, director of Google says: “At Google we are big believers in the power of technology. Giving back is a huge part of what motivates us as a company, and as individuals”
In China, the company has been opening a national wide competition called "Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students" since 2008 with the purpose of empowering China’s youth to become agents of social change. By selecting the best ideas and funding the possible proposals, Google hopes 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.
Google also gave a hand to give support rescue and relief efforts to the 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in Western China which happened at 2:28 pm on May 12th, 2008. To support the vast and urgent need for material resources, Google and its employees raised over 18 million RMB (USD 2.6mm) and donated over 7 million RMB (USD 1.02mm) ’s 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 effort. In early September 2008, Google funded construction of 15 Google Quake Relief Hope Schools in the city of Mianyang in Sichuan province,