The practice of corporate social responsibility at bedele brewery

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine practice of corporate social responsibility and its determent factors affecting CSR in Bedele Brewery. The researcher used descriptive and exploratory research designs and the population of study was 240 employees of Bedele Brewery. The study used simple random sampling technique to select the respondents and 180 employees were selected from the total employees. Sources of data for this study used primary source. The primary data were collected through questionnaire and semi structured interview. The method of data analysis used was descriptive and inferential statics. The major finding of the study was Bedele Brewery practices CSR in terms of labor handling, consumer protection, environmental protection and transparency and anticorruption. In contrary to this, the CSR practice of the factory doesn’t involve human right and community welfare. The study also revealed that CSR practice in Bedele Brewery was positively affected by factors such as labor pressure, consumer demands, community enforcement, sustainability & profitability, social license and nature of the firm.