CSR in China -chinese philanthropy

So some Chinese companies do CSR, not many, in the modern concept of CSR though.

Quite a lot do philanthropy; but it seems 1 of 2 things. Rich people with a kind heart donating, or the government telling companies to donate.

We spoke to some companies who are in the media for CSR reasons, and after struggling to reach the right people, they said, though they have a good reputation for CSR, in reality, they don't do CSR by western standards. They just do what the government tells them to do. And they don't really understand CSR.

I respect that their CSR is still developing and they do not want to pretend to be CSR experts, but its frustrating they do not understand the concept of CSR -even the concept of philanthropy. CSR has a long way to go in China. From the poor turnout at last week's Global Compact Summit, I am even more convinced of this. There is a lot of talk, especially in the last 12 months. I am not best placed to judge how much action, or whether the mindset has changed -I think it has in some private, more dynamic companies, but otherwise... I am not so sure

I look forward to learning more and being proved wrong...