Marks & Spenser is a company well known for taking its respo

Marks & Spenser is a company well known for taking its responsibility to society seriously.It claims to be a "good corporate citizen "that shares its success with concern for human health ,safety ,and effects its operations have on the environment .
Each year ,Marks & Spenser receives some 10,000 requests for help and support .In 1996 the company offeres assistance to over 12,000 projects .Its social responsibility programs cover community development ,environment projects ,health and care projects and so on .During 1998,the company contributed GBP10 million to the communities in which it operated.
The company is also active in the promotion of concern for the mentally ill people .For example ,it supported the National Fellowship to help people with severe mental illness.
Marks & Spenser is sensitive to green issues.It has reduced its costs by introducing environmentally friendly methods in its operations.
As a result ,the company 's turnover rose from GBP3.5 billion in 1994 to nearly GBP5 billion in 1998;the company's profit increased from GBP600 millon in 1994 to over GBP800 million in 1998.
Q:1、What is meant by social responsibility as a business objective
2、What main projects had the company supported
3、Why might the company have these objectives of social responsibility
4 、Suggest how people in the community and Marks & Spenser might respectively benefit from the company's social responsibility programs.