Chinese public supports CSR standard

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Almost two thirds of the general public in China think the country should have some kind of compulsory CSR standard, according to a new survey.

The internet poll by Sohu Finance, the Beijing Digital 100 Research Company and Quanghua Media found that 60 per cent of those surveyed backed the idea of a government standard on CSR that would help regulate corporate behaviour.

They thought such a measure, which is being considered by the Chinese government, was particularly important to control the behaviour of companies in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.

However, a quarter of respondents warned that China must not just copy CSR ideas from foreign countries.