It seems that everyone is talking about Corporate Social Responsibility these days and every company is striving to become more socially responsible. But what does it mean to be socially responsible?  Like so many things these days, there is no one answer to that question.

It means respecting your fellow coworkers.  We try very hard to promote a friendly and family-oriented work place, one that is built on a foundation of respect.  I remember my first grade teacher always said that if you want respect, you have to give respect.  That’s a pretty easy rule to remember and in my experience, it’s pretty effective.

It means using greener materials, reducing our reliance on paper, offering telecommuting options and using equipment that requires less energy.  For one thing, my desk is already cluttered enough, I don’t need any extra paper on it.

It means following the rules; not just the rules of the company but the rules of the industry.  I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sick of hearing of these large companies who lied to their employees and left them in ruins while the CEOs received million dollar bonuses.  Sounds like a few people skipped the ethics meeting.  As for the industry, that means understanding the guidelines set out by various sites and companies (ahem, Google).  We want to ensure that we never put our clients or ourselves in a questionable position because we “didn’t know the rules”.  That is not an excuse.  We expect every employee to know what is acceptable and what isn’t and we make it a priority to stay up to date on the latest information.

It means giving back to the world in which we live. I believe that we all have a duty to give back to the world and I look forward to exploring more opportunities for Intrapromote to do so, whether it’s supporting an employee who is running in a cancer research race, donating to a cause that’s important to a client or sponsoring a local event, there are endless opportunities.  Many of our employees volunteer in their own communities and we are currently looking at various ways to support this.

As Intrapromote continues to grow, we plan to increase our social responsibilities and you’ll be able to read about them, right here.