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The founder of Microsoft and L'Entreprise(The French business Magazine)

I have not been able to viste the web site of Bill and Melinda Gates but as an avid newspaper reader. I know that their foundation has been financing many not-for-profit groups around the world. But I was astonished to find out that during the last edition of the French Business Start-up Exhibition, the founder of Microsoft was asked, If it's the duty of businessess to contribute to the development of humanity.

The question is a surprise because the spirit of corporate social responsibility is not a fad and is high on the agenda of many companies. And the founder of Microsoft insisted in his reply, that the progress of the last century improved considerably the conditions of humanity and companies just have to pool their resources together on corporate social responsibility issues as their efforts compliment one another.

Source:  L'Entreprise, Mars 2007