HR and sustainability: An odd couple? By Marc Gunther Published March 20, 2013 This Q-and-A with Andrew Savitz explores how the human resources department can be a powerful tool for corporate sustainablity programs. Savitz is the author of a new book called "Talent, Transformation and the Triple Bottom Line: How Companies Can Leverage Human Resources to Achieve Sustainable Growth" (Wiley 2013). As you can guess from the title, Savitz argues that employees are the key to creating sustainable
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Ethics and Social Responsibility “The concept of social responsibility proposes that a private corporation has responsibilities to society that extend beyond making a profit.” (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010 p.72) Social responsibility considers the customers, employees, shareholders, communities, interests and social- environmental consequences of their business activities. A strategic approach, companies can determine activities to devote to being socially responsible and choose activities which
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Definition Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the initiative and actions of companies to assess, take responsibility and be accountable for their economic, social, legal, ethical and environmental impact and as well as their relationships with all stakeholders. CSR can take the form of environmental, community based, human resourced based and philanthropy. Who and what are affected by the actions of Organisations? Stakeholders are individuals and groups that are affected by an organisation’s
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THE LAST WORD PRASAD KAIPA NAVI RADJOU | CEO ADVISOR AND COACH | FELLOW | JUDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE “Companies mustshut down theirCSR departments” They should instead focus on re-engineering value chains to bring sustainability in their business models, Kaipa and Radjou tell Rohit Nautiyal DALIP KUMAR away with the CSR department by rolling sustainability in the firm’s business model. New KPIs (key performance indicators) were introduced so senior managers could
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what you have read” ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’, abbreviated to CSR, is the concept that businesses have a social responsibility towards society that encompasses economic, legal, ethical and discretionary expectations. It goes on to highlight how a company can be deemed a ‘corporate citizen’ only if they fulfill the economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic expectations of their stakeholders, and involves corporate social responsiveness (the methods of achieving social issue objectives) as
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Table of contents Acknowledgements Statement of Authorship Abstract 1.0 Introduction 1 2.1 General Introduction 1-2 2.2 Background to the problems 2-3 2.3 The Objectives of the study 3-4 2.0 Literature Review 5 3.4 Definition of CSR 5 3.5 The Evolution of CSR 5-7 3.6 Carroll’s 4 Components Pyramid CSR 7 3.7.1 Philanthropic
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1) WHAT IS SOCIAL REPONSIBILITY..? The idea that companies should embrace its social responsibilities and not be solely focused on maximizing profits. Social responsibility entails developing businesses with a positive relationship to the society which they operate in. According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), this relationship to the society and environment in which they operate is "a critical factor in their ability to continue to operate effectively. It is also increasingly
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Our Corporate Social Responsibility Cynthia Sims Our Corporate Social Responsibility There is a law in the United States of Separation between church and state government, but some things should not be separate. We should all pull together to help make our environment healthy and the people in this environment healthy and financially stable. Many churches have been known throughout the years for promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by giving out a helping hand to those that are in
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Whole Foods Market Corporate Social Responsibility Whole Foods Market prides itself on their Corporate Social Responsibility. They do not have a written initiative in place but do have many aspects of it on their website. They are very much into the community, the environment sustainability. One way they benefit society is by supporting organic farmers. The government does not subsidize the organic farmer like they do the non-organic farmer making it harder for them to make a profit. The non-organic
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2013114712 | KOLOFIU TALEI KANAWALE | 2013112448 | ROSALIA RADUVA | 2012000295 | Topic: Social Accounting & Ethical Governance Abstract Social accounting and ethical governance is becoming a concern in Fiji businesses nowadays. This assignment will outline how Bank of the South Pacific deals with social accounting and transparency and ethical governance. Firstly, it will consider the social accounting factors which is the ‘Go Green’ event. Secondly, it will consider how transparency
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