This document defines corporate social responsibility and discusses why businesses should engage in it. It defines CSR as business practices that further social good beyond legal compliance and profit motives. CSR involves responsibilities to stakeholders like employees, customers, and society. Businesses benefit from CSR in four ways - morally, through improved reputation, strategically to increase profits, and through competitive advantages. The document also gives examples of how CSR can directly help businesses' bottom lines by attracting investors and customers and boosting contract wins.