Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the key ways that businesses respond to the social needs of the communities in which they operate. The interest in CSR first grew in tandem with society's expanding concern for issues including the environment, human rights, corporate ethics, and other social factors. Different businesses are creating codes of ethics, disseminating CSR statements and reports, and inviting stand-alone assessors to evaluate the execution of their CSR procedures and policies as a result of the increasing pressure to behave in a publicly accountable manner.