Social Responsibility Starts at...Work?

According to Wikipedia, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is "a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment in all aspects of their operations. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations voluntarily taking further steps to improve..."

As a job-seeker, you might be interested to know whether your employer embraces social responsibility--some say a company who cares about the world at large is more likely to care about its employees too.

Here are 10 companies (in no particular order) who've taken the CSR pledge and run with it:

Natural Investing (CA, CO, HI)
Canon Inc. (VA, Japan)
Genentech, Inc. (CA)
Greenbiz.com (CA)
Fair Trade Federation (DC)
SC Johnson (WI, IL)
Ten Thousand Villages (Northeast)
Timberland (NH)
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (VT)
Bergmann Associates Architectural Firm (NY, PA, FL)

Pictured: Experience employees volunteer at the Greater Boston Food Bank.