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(CSR).
Corporate treasury refers to treasury activities which are carried out in companies which use financial products to support their main business; usually a trading business.  


''Corporate governance''.  
This is in contrast to treasury activities which take place in banks and financial institutions (generally providers of financial products) and in the public sector, and to work carried out by treasury professionals acting as advisers and consultants.


A form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model.
The individuals who work in this function are known as corporate treasurers.
 
 
Ideally, CSR policy is a built-in, self-regulating mechanism where the business or other organisation  monitors and ensures its adherence to law, ethical standards, and international norms.
 
The organisation embraces responsibility for the impact of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, other stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere.
 
The organisation also proactively promotes the public interest by encouraging community growth and development, and voluntarily eliminating practices that harm the public sphere.
 
 
All this means both:
#Adherence to existing laws and
#Acting in a way that is significantly better than the minimum standards required by law.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Business in the Community]]
* [[Corporate treasurer]]
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Guide to risk management]]
* [[Corporate governance]]
* [[Treasury management]]
* [[ESG investment]]
* [[Ethics]]
* [[Fair trade]]
* [[Free trade]]
* [[Greenwash]]
* [[Modern Slavery Act]]
* [[Profit maximisation]]
* [[Public interest]]
* [[Reporting]]
* [[SRI]]
* [[Stakeholder]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability Linked Loan Principles]]


[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Ethics]]

Revision as of 12:00, 27 October 2014

Corporate treasury refers to treasury activities which are carried out in companies which use financial products to support their main business; usually a trading business.

This is in contrast to treasury activities which take place in banks and financial institutions (generally providers of financial products) and in the public sector, and to work carried out by treasury professionals acting as advisers and consultants.

The individuals who work in this function are known as corporate treasurers.


See also

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