Corporate Social Responsibility and its Effect on Consumer Preferences in Ghana

Abstract The study set out to examine the effects of Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd CSR activities on the company’s brand using the Triple Bottom Line. The study examined the CSR practices and programmes of Ghana Breweries Limited. Fifty (50) respondents made of staff and managment of Ghana Breweries Limited were sampled to answer questions in relation to CSR practices and programmes of Ghana Breweries Limited. The study concludes that despite the widely held view that CSR activities are just another tool for marketing products, CSR programmes actually have significant effect on the brand preference of companies. The study also concludes that other activities such as promotions, advertisement, and quality customer services and products quality are also other factor that affects the preference of GGBL products. However other companies that engage in only traditional methods to promote their brand did not have their brand preference increases in an increasing rate. The study concludes that CSR activities and programmes could have a significant effect on the preference of brand and produc