...Leading & managing individuals JJT TASK 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary Report: ¬ Introduction ¬ SectionA1. Environmental Considerations and Recommendations ¬ SectionA2. Ethical Leadership Considerations and Recommendations ¬ SectionA3. Organizational Viability and Recommendations ¬ SectionA4. Legal Considerations and Recommendations ¬ Section B. Sources Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees, their families, the local community and society at large to improve their quality of life. Companies that embrace corporate social responsibility look after people and the environment along with good financial results. These companies do not wait until the government imposes particular rule or laws. They look ahead and determine for themselves which environmental and social measures they are able or willing to take. They choose those measures which fit in with their own vision and business strategy. But they also take account of what the outside world asks of them. They developed an identity that is based on finding a responsible balance between people ‘social well-being’, planet ‘ecological quality’and profit ’economic prosperity’(Epstein, 2008). Although every company must consider for itself how best to incorporate social responsibility into its business model, it may be instructive to look at one company’s efforts to incorporate...
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...Social Responsibility JJT Task 1 Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Chris Dennison Introduction In today’s global economy of socially conscious shoppers, it is not enough to simply create and sell a high quality good or service. A recent study shows that corporate social responsibility is critical to establishing and maintaining a positive reputation as evident by the more than 90 percent of polled shoppers that would switch to a brand that demonstrates support for a good cause if competing products were of similar price and quality. Additionally, the same amount of consumers was more likely to establish a deeper trust and loyalty to a socially responsible organization in comparison to one that doesn’t show these things. Most importantly, businesses that are not socially responsible are at severe risk of alienating their customer base, thereby impacting their longevity and profitability. Consumers hold the power as they have shown and will continue to boycott corporations that are found to engage in irresponsible practices. With this in mind, it is no longer a question of if a corporation should consider integrating social responsibility aspects to their operations, but rather a question of to what extent leadership wishes to go and how they will develop and communicate this in terms of having a meaningful impact on local community and the environment. In the past, a corporation’s primary responsibility was to turn a profit. The concepts of being socially responsible...
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...JJT Task 1 Social Responsibility Develop a social responsibility strategy for your chosen client which includes the following components: A1. Environmental considerations and recommendations (planet) This strategic plan for Wide River Community College District promotes a college wide mission for implementing substantial effort to reduce our environmental impact on the planet, on our neighborhoods, and on our college campuses. Wide River Community College District chooses to promote sustainability in action by reaching, teaching and practicing the suggestions outlined in this strategic plan for a higher quality of living, while ensuring a healthier environment today with greater possibilities for the next generation. Promote the use of alternative forms of transportation for students and faculty: • Ride sharing/carpooling • Taking the bus • Bicycling • Walking Impact: Through the student services department, the Associated Students at Wide River City College (ASWRCC) make it possible for full time students to ride the bus for free with a “Go Pass”. Using alternative methods of transportation supports reduction of greenhouse emissions, which are mostly a mix of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. Reducing these emissions will be contributing to better air quality, helping to make our neighborhoods a healthier place to live, work, and play; with less traffic congestion, recovering air quality, and less financial stress for both...
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