Your CFO heard about the outstanding job you did on your meeting, and the accounting department personnel were boasting as to how important it is for accountants to be fully aware of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and what they can do to ascertain that the company is in full compliance and being part of the ethical system of corporate America.

Based on these comments from the employees, the CFO would like you to prepare a report that discusses the following:

• Explain the history of corporate accounting responsibility.
• Discuss how you think that CSR has influenced social accounting.
• Include your analysis of the potential business benefits of CSR for the company.
• Read and cite at least 5 articles from the popular business and accounting press relating to CSR and discussing current events as they relate to professional ethics for accountants.