Government is also interested in socially responsible actions of companies and provides some convenience in terms of legal issues, like taxes or financing, to ethical and socially responsible companies.
Corporations are considered as powerful social actors, who must use their power as well as their resources in a responsible manner in the society. Corporations are deeply rooted in the society and hence have the responsibility to consider the interests and goals of the society. They create impact on the society for which they are liable and cannot escape responsibility. Carroll (1991) explains his “Four Part Model of Corporate Social Responsibility” which focuses on the types of social responsibilities which a business has. As per Carroll (1991), CSR is a multi-layered concept that comprises of economic (i.e. to be profitable), legal (i.e. to obey the law), ethical (i.e. being ethical in operations) and philanthropic responsibilities (which pertains to being a good corporate citizen). These are not isolated, but interrelated activities. He further represents these responsibilities as various layers of the pyramid (known as The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility) and summarizes that true social responsibility calls for the meeting of all four levels in a consecutive manner. The primary benefit of Carroll’s model is that, it helps to provide a structure of social responsibilities in various dimensions. However, it does not provide an explanation for social responsibility in case of pressure on the corporation to be both profitable and ethical. It is equally important to consider the manner in which corporations respond to various social problems and expectations.
政府也有兴趣的公司在社会上采取负责任的行动，并提供了一些方便的法律问题，如税收，融资，道德和社会责任的公司。
公司被认为是强大的社会行动者，必须用自己的力量以及他们的资源，以负责任的态度在社会上。公司深深植根于社会，因此有责任考虑社会的利益和目标。他们创造的社会影响，这是他们的责任和无法逃避的责任。卡罗尔（1991）解释说，他的“四部分组成的模型的企业社会责任”，其重点是对一个企业的社会责任的类型。每卡罗尔（1991年），企业社会责任是一个多层次的概念，包括经济（即盈利），法律（即遵守法律），道德（即道德的操作员）和慈善责任（其中涉及到被一个良好的企业公民）。这些都不是孤立的，而是相互关联的活动。他进一步表示这些不同层次的金字塔（被称为企业社会责任金字塔）的责任，并总结了所有四个级别的会议以连续的方式，真正的社会责任要求。卡罗尔的模型的主要优点是，它可以提供一个结构的各个方面的社会责任。但是，它不提供社会责任，在压力的情况下对本公司的解释是有利可图的和道德的。同样重要的是要考虑的方式，企业应对各种社会问题和期望。
