The term corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to practices and policies undertaken by corporations that are intended to have a positive influence on the world. The key idea behind CSR is for corporations to pursue other pro-social objectives, in addition to maximizing profits. Examples of common CSR objectives include minimizing environmental externalities, promoting volunteerism among company employees, and donating to charity
2. Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
Module 1: Introduction to business Ethics.
Module 2: Approach to Ethical Thinking
Module 3: Introduction to CSR
Module 4: Timberland CSR
Module 5: Importance and Benefits of CSR
Module 6: Conducting a CSR Assessment
Module 7: CSR and Small Business
Module 8: Corporate Social Initiatives Six Option for Doing Good
4. Defining Ethics
• Ethics refers to the well-
balanced STANDARDS of right or
wrong that prescribe what
humans ought to do, usually in
terms of :
• Rights.
• Obligations.
• Fairness.
• Values.
• Benefits to society
6. Ethics refers to standards that impose the
reasonable obligation to refrain from:
• Bribe.
• Stealing.
• Untruth.
• Assault.
• Fraud
7. Finally, Ethics is what specific rules should
be instituted and followed.
8. Morals
• The rules that govern which
actions are right and which
actions are wrong.
• The character of being in
accordance with the principles
or standards of right conduct.
• Morals is a Self perspective
• Morals can be individual's beliefs
or all of society beliefs.
9. Examples Of
Morals
• Do not gossip
• Tell the truth
• Have courage
• Keep your promises
• Have patience
• Be generous
10. Moral Standards
Moral standards include the norms we have about the kinds of actions we believe are
morally right and wrong as well as values we place on kinds of objects, we believe are
morally good and morally bad.
Moral Norms is expressed as general rules: “ Always Tell the truth”.
Moral values as a Statement:
“ Honesty”
“Courage”
“Confidentiality”
11. Origin of Moral
Standards
Later, from Life Experience:
Learning and Intellectual
development
During Childhood from family,
friends and societal institutions
12. Moral Responsibilities
When the person KNOWINGLY AND FREELY
performed or brought about an action/effect
which was morally wrong for the person to
perform.
When the person KNOWINGLY AND
FREELY failed to perform or prevent an
action/effect which was morally wrong for
the person to fail to perform.
15. What Is Business Ethics?
Business ethics is the study of appropriate business policies and practices
regarding potentially controversial subjects including corporate
governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social
responsibility, and fiduciary responsibilities.
16. the 7
principles of
ethics in
business
Honesty.
Integrity.
Promise-Keeping
&
Trustworthiness.
Loyalty.
Fairness.
Concern for
Others.
Respect for
Others.
Law Abiding.
17. Business Ethics
• Businesses has faced a lot of
challenge in recent time.
• Businesses is observed by a
variety of stakeholders and
public.
• To avoid such challenges there
was a need to comply with a
group of morals and values.
19. Ethics in business
is related to all
function areas like:
• Accounting
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
20. Is Business Ethics Necessary?
Two conflicting extreme views of
the business world about whether
business ethics is necessary or
not?
Successful businesses work well to enrich
society, and business ethicists are
interfering and annoying disciplines
threatening to ruin our economic welfare.
Business needs policing because it’s a dirty
enterprise featuring people who get ahead
by being selfish.
21. Importance of Business Ethics
Ethical motivations
Balancing the needs of stakeholders
Global challenges
Ethical pay off
Prevent criminal penalties
Avoid civil lawsuits
Employee retention
Market leadership
Setting an example
22. How to Do Business Ethics
• ARRANGING VALUES TO GUIDE DECISIONS Values need to be clearly defined and serve as
a well justified set of priorities about:
• What is worth seeking?
• What is worth protecting?
• What is worth giving up?
• What is worth compromising on?
23. How to Do Business Ethics?
• UNDERSTANDING THE FACTS To effectively apply a set of values to any
situation, the situation itself must be carefully
defined.
24. How to Do Business Ethics ?
• CONSTRUCTING ARGUMENTS To effectively apply a set of values to any situation, the situation
itself must be carefully defined.
• An argument shows how, given the facts, one action
serves our values better than other actions
• Arguments need to make sense to outside observers
• In practical terms, the test of an ethical argument
resembles the test of a recipe for a cook: others need to
be able to follow it and come to the same result.
25. Argument and Counter-Argument
• Broadly, there are three ways to
dispute an argument in ethics:
• FACTS
• VALUES
• REASONING
26. What’s the Difference between
Normative Ethics and Descriptive
Ethics?
• Business ethics is Normative ,
which means it concerns how
people ought to act.
• Descriptive ethics represents
how people actually are acting.
28. Objectives
This module will consider the
dilemma of ethical consideration
and cover 5 approaches to ethical
thinking:
The Utilitarian Approach
The right Approach
The Fairness and Justice
Approach
The Common Good
Approach
The Virtue Approach
29. Introduction
We are attacked daily with
situations and questions about: the justice of foreign policy
the morality of medical technologies
that can prolong lives
the rights of the homeless
the fairness of our children's teachers to
the diverse students in their classrooms.
30. Dealing with these moral
issues is often confusing:
• How, exactly, should we think
through an ethical issue?
• What questions should we ask?
• What factors should we consider?
31. • The first step in analyzing moral
issues is obvious but not always
easy: GET THE FACTS.
• Some moral issues create
controversies simply because we
do not bother to check the facts.
• This first step, although obvious,
is also among the most
important and the most
frequently ignored.
32. But having the facts is not enough.
Facts by themselves only tell us what it is!!
Facts do not tell us what ought to be!!
In addition to getting the facts, resolving an ethical issue also requires an appeal to values.
33. • Philosophers have developed FIVE
DIFFERENT APPROACHES to values to
deal with moral issues.
• These approaches represent methods
used to evaluate situations and
recommend ethical courses of action.
34. The Utilitarian Approach
Started in the 19th century by Jeremy
Bentham & John Stuart Mill to help
legislators determine which laws were
morally best.
Both Bentham and Mill suggested that
ethical actions are those that provide
the greatest balance of good over evil.
35. The Utilitarian
Approach
Analysis
Identify the various courses of action
available to us.
Ask who will be affected by each action and
what benefits or harms will be derived from
each.
Choose the action that will produce the
greatest benefits and the least harm
The ethical action is the one that provides
the greatest good for the greatest number
of people
36. Utilitarian
Rules
The action will be considered ethical, if and only if, when
repeating the same action by everyone in the same
organization the output of that repeated action will
produce greatest benefits to the greatest number of
people and with less harm.
An action is right from an ethical point of view if and only
if the action would be required by those moral rules that
are correct.
A moral rule is correct if and only if the sum total of
utilities produced if everyone were to follow that rule is
greater than the sum total of utilities produced if
everyone were to follow some alternative rule.
37. The Rights Approach
Has roots in the philosophy of the
18th-century thinker Immanuel
Kant and others like him, who
focused on the individual's right to
choose for herself/himself.
People have dignity based on their
ability to choose freely what they will
do with their lives, and they have a
fundamental moral right to have these
choices respected.
People are not objects to be
manipulated; it is a violation of human
dignity to use people in ways they do
not freely choose.
39. Applying the
Rights
Approach
In deciding whether an action is moral or immoral using
The Rights Approach, we must ask:
• Does the action respect the moral rights of everyone?
• Does the action violate the rights of individuals?
• The more serious the violation, the more wrongful the
action?
40. The Fairness or Justice Approach
The fairness or justice approach to
ethics has its roots in the
teachings of the ancient Greek
philosopher Aristotle, who said
that "equals should be treated
equally and unequal's unequally."
How fair is an action?
Does it treat everyone in
the same way?
Does it show favoritism and
discrimination?
41. Favoritism Vs
Discrimination
Favoritism gives
benefits to some
people without a
justifiable reason for
singling them out
Discrimination
imposes burdens on
people who are no
different from those
on whom burdens
are not imposed.
Both favoritism and
discrimination are
unjust and wrong
42. The Common-
Good Approach
• This approach to ethics assumes
a society including individuals
whose own good is closely linked
to the good of the community.
Community members are bound
by the pursuit of common values
and goals.
• The common good is a notion
that originated more than 2,000
years ago in the writings of
Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero.
43. The Common-Good Approach
More recently,
contemporary ethicist
John Rawls defined
the common good as:
“Certain general
conditions that
are...equally to
everyone's advantage.
44. THE COMMON GOOD PRINCIPLES
1-The Common Good
The Common Good is the shared life of a society in which everyone can flourish -
as we act together in different ways that all contribute towards that goal, enabled
by social conditions that mean every single person can participate.
We create these conditions and pursue that goal by working together across our
differences, each of us taking responsibility according to our calling and ability.
The Common Good is built as people participate freely in the shared activities that
generate it.
It is not a utopian ideal and cannot, by definition, be imposed.
45. THE COMMON GOOD PRINCIPLES
Human Dignity: Every person is worthy of respect simply
by virtue of being human.
Human Equality: All human beings are of equal worth in
the eyes of God.
Dignity of work: Work is more than just a way, to make a
living – it is good for our humanity, because through work
we participate in God’s great creative plan.
Respect of life: People matter more than things: each
human life has value, from the youngest to the oldest,
from the weakest to the strongest.
2- The human person
46. THE COMMON GOOD PRINCIPLES
We have a right and a duty to participate and take up our proper
responsibilities, working with others..
We are called to build relationships where there is mistrust,
suspicion or estrangement, especially when we encounter people
with whom we disagree.
Responsibility is taken at the most appropriate level and decisions
should always be taken closest to where they will have their effect.
A central authority should only do tasks which cannot be performed
at a more local level - so that all fulfil their unique roles.
We are social beings designed to be interconnected by relationships
of mutual concern and support. Solidarity is a determination to
work for the good of all and of each individual - all are responsible
for all.
3- Social relationships
47. THE COMMON GOOD PRINCIPLES
• 4- Stewardship: • The Earth was here before us
and was given to us - our
common home. It is God's
dominion, but entrusted to us,
and it is our shared
responsibility to be good
stewards of everything we have
received – nature, one another,
resources, gifts and talents.
48. THE COMMON GOOD PRINCIPLES
• 5- Everyone is included – no one
is left behind :
• There is to be a preferential
option for those who are poor or
vulnerable, so we say “Come and
join in…we need you!” If the
strong are separated from the
weak, the strong become
impoverished, since being fully
human means living together,
sharing a common life.
50. Examples of goods common
affordable health care
effective public safety
peace among nations
just legal system
unpolluted environment
51. Challenges to Common-Good Approach:
Appeals to the common good urge us to view ourselves as:
Members of the same
community.
Reflecting on broad questions
concerning the kind of society
we want to become.
How we are to achieve that
society
52. Challenges to Common-Good Approach:
While respecting and valuing the freedom of
individuals to pursue their own goals, the common-
good approach challenges us also to recognize and
further those goals we share.
54. The Virtue Approach
• It assumes that there are certain ideals
toward which we should strive, which
provide for the full development of
our humanity.
• These ideals are discovered through
thoughtful reflection on what kind of
people we have the potential to
become.
• Virtues are attitudes or character traits
that enable us to be and to act in ways
that develop our highest potential.
• They enable us to pursue the ideals we
have adopted.
55. The Virtue Approach
Virtues are like habits; that is, once
acquired, they become
characteristic of a person.
Moreover, a person who has
developed virtues will be naturally
disposed to act in ways consistent
with moral principles. The virtuous
person is the ethical person.
56. Ethical Problem Solving
These five approaches
suggest that once we have
ascertained the facts, we
should ask ourselves five
questions when trying to
resolve a moral issue:
What benefits and what harms will each course of action produce, and
which alternative will lead to the best overall consequences?
What moral rights do the affected parties have, and which course
of action best respects those rights?
Which course of action treats everyone the same, except where
there is a morally justifiable reason not to, and does not show
favoritism or discrimination?
Which course of action advances the common good?
Which course of action develops moral virtues?
57. Summary and Conclusion for Module 2
The various approaches often disagree on the best thing to do. Even
when they agree on what to do, they do so for very different reasons.
Each approach often needs certain questions that are irrelevant to
another approach.
It is handy to know which approach we tend to use for our personal
decisions.
In business, it is important to know what the company values are and
how they integrate into policies guiding our actions as employees.
58. Summary and Conclusion for Module 2
In Multi-National organizations, it is vital to understand aspects of differing
approaches used in the various host-countries in which it operates.
Even when two approaches would come to the same result, you should not
ignore features that are relevant to the other approach, if for no other reason do
not insult your friends, colleagues, family members, hosts, etc.
Try always to appreciate the fact that many methodologies can work together
well, if first we take the time to understand and integrate them.
61. Introduction
• Businesses are an integral part of
the communities in which they
operate.
• The term “Corporate Social
Responsibility" is used extensively
by many to cover legal and moral
responsibility of business
corporation.
• CSR aims to hold responsibility for
corporate actions and to
encourage a positive impact on
the environment and stakeholders
62. Defining CSR
Because CSR is an evolving
concept, currently there is no
universally accepted definition.
63. Defining CSR
• The way firms integrate social, environmental and economic
concerns into their values, culture, decision making, strategy
and operations in a transparent and accountable manner.
• Establish better practices within the firm, creates wealth and
improves society by focusing on social, environmental and
economic factors
• As CSR issues become increasingly integrated into modern
business practices, there is a trend towards referring to it as:
Responsible Competitiveness and Corporate Sustainability
64. Two Drivers of CSR
1. Public Policy:
• Governments and wider society
take a close interest in what
business does
• The expectations on businesses
are rising; governments will be
looking for ways to increase the
positive contribution of business
2. Business Sector:
• CSR as costs e.g., introducing
new approaches
• CSR as a benefits e.g., improving
brand value, or introducing
products that meet sustainability
demands
65. Two Drivers of CSR
1. Public Policy:
• Governments and wider society take a close
interest in what business does
• The expectations on businesses are rising;
governments will be looking for ways to increase
the positive contribution of busines
2. Business Sector:
• CSR as costs e.g., introducing new approaches
• CSR as a benefits e.g., improving brand value, or
introducing products that meet sustainability
demands
67. The Global Sustainable
Development Goals
The Global Sustainable Development Goals are
important and require cooperation among
governments, international organizations and
world leaders.
It seems impossible that the average person can
make an impact. Fortunately, there are some
super easy things we can adopt into our routines
that, if we all do it, will make a big difference.
68. The Ten
Principles of the
UN Global
Compact
• The United Nations Global Compact is
• a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to
adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on
their implementation.
• Under the Global Compact, companies are brought together with UN
agencies, labour groups and civil society
69. The
Ten
Principles
of
the
UN
Global
Compact
Human Rights:
• Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights; and
• Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour:
• Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective
recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
• Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
• Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
• Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and
occupation.
Environment:
• Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental
challenges;
• Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility;
and
• Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly
technologies.
Anti-Corruption
• Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including
extortion and bribery.
70.
71.
72. The UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles are
derived from the:
Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
International Labor
Organization’s
Declaration on
Fundamental
Principles and Rights
at Work
Rio Declaration on
Environment and
Development
United Nations
Convention Against
Corruption
74. Child Labor
Child Labor refers to the employment of children in
any work that deprives children of their childhood,
interferes with their ability to attend regular school,
and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally
dangerous and harmful.
This practice is considered exploitative by
many international organizations. Legislation across
the world prohibit child labor
78. Is Timberland an
ethical company?
Timberland is one of only 20
companies to land a spot on the
Fortune 100 Best Companies To
Work For List since its inception.
Timberland has also been included
in Ethisphere's 2010 list of the
World's Most Ethical Companies.
79. How does Timberland
protect the natural
environment?
Earth Day events focus on protecting the
environment and greening our communities.
Our employees may create or maintain trails,
install or refurbish community gardens, help
expand urban farms, clean up parks or
beaches, plant trees or build outdoor
classrooms for local schools.
80. TIMBERLAND AND
THE SMALLHOLDER
FARMERS ALLIANCE:
CHANGING
LANDSCAPES, LIVES
AND COMMUNITIES
IN HAITI
Haiti is one of the world’s most severely
deforested countries with an estimated 1.5% tree
cover.
In contrast, Haiti’s neighbor, the Dominican
Republic, has 48% tree cover, while U.S. cities have
an average of 27% tree cover.
Haiti’s deforestation is driven by many factors,
including:
• dependency on wood for cooking charcoal
• rapid population growth
• unreliable agricultural practices.
These factors contribute to the severity of food
insecurity, flooding and erosion.
81. TIMBERLAND AND THE SMALLHOLDER
FARMERS ALLIANCE: CHANGING
LANDSCAPES, LIVES AND COMMUNITIES IN
HAITI
• In 2010, Timberland partnered with
Timoté Georges and Hugh Locke, co-
founders of the Smallholder Farmers
Alliance (SFA), to develop a sustainable
agro-forestry business model run by local
smallholder farmers that would be self-
financed within five years. The farmers
voluntarily tend to a network of tree
nurseries that annually produce one
million trees. In return, the farmers
receive training, crop seeds, trees and
tools that collectively help restore tree
cover and increase crop yields.
82. TIMBERLAND AND THE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ALLIANCE:
CHANGING LANDSCAPES, LIVES AND COMMUNITIES IN HAITI
83. TIMBERLAND AND THE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ALLIANCE: CHANGING LANDSCAPES, LIVES
AND COMMUNITIES IN HAITI
84. THE 5-YEAR IMPACT
• A thriving cooperative with 3,200 Haitian
farmer members
• Five million trees planted, increased
production of cash crops
• A proven sustainable economic development
model that can be replicated elsewhere
86. Create Sustainable Workplace Programs That
Increase Women's Health Awareness.
Since May 2012, BSR's HERproject has linked Timberland and Pou Hung Industrial Ltd., a
factory partner in Chittagong Bangladesh, with MAMATA, a local NGO, to create
sustainable workplace programs that increase women's health awareness.
87. Create Sustainable Workplace Programs That
Increase Women's Health Awareness.
BSR’s HER project is a collaborative initiative
that strives to empower low-income women
working in global supply chains. Bringing
together global brands, their suppliers, and
local NGOs, HER project drives impact for
women and business via workplace-based
interventions on health, financial inclusion,
and gender equality.
88. At the end of each VF audit, the factory receives one of
the following ratings:
Accepted – factory has no serious safety, health, or labor issues and is certified to produce VF products for 18 months,
at which time a re-audit is necessary to maintain an 'Accepted' rating
Developmental – factory has some minor safety, health, or
labor issues.
The factory is authorized to produce for VF while the issues identified are
corrected in a timely manner and a follow-up audit is scheduled within 6 – 9
months.
If the problems are corrected as required, then the status of the factory will be
elevated to 'Accepted.'
If not, the factory is downgraded to 'Pending Rejection-180 days' ("PR-180 days"), at which time they have a final 6
months to satisfactorily resolve the outstanding issues or be downgraded to 'Rejected'.
Rejected – factory has major safety, health or labor issues. Examples would include excessive working hours, incorrect
overtime compensation or locked emergency exits. In this situation the factory is not authorized to produce VF
products. If a factory is Rejected twice consecutively, they are banned from producing for VF for 12 months.
90. TIMBERLAND BRINGS CLEAN WATER
TO SANTIAGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
• Timberland has operated its footwear factory in
Santiago, Dominican Republic since 1982 and is
committed to the wellbeing of the communities where
its workers live.
• In celebration of World Water Day (March 22,
2014), Timberland® partnered with Children
International and Planet Water Foundation to construct
two clean water towers at primary schools in Santiago.
• Each tower provides 10,000 liters of clean drinking
water each day to over 2,000 people.
91. TIMBERLAND BRINGS CLEAN WATER
TO SANTIAGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
• Previously the schools paid for bottled water to be
brought in for teachers and staff.
• Now, the water towers ensure that everyone at the
school, especially the children, can access clean, safe
drinking water throughout the day.
• In addition to constructing and installing the water
towers, Planet Water also provided important
education on hygiene and water-related health to the
school and community.
94. CSR as a Sustainable development
• Humankind is using natural resources at a
faster rate than they are being replaced.
• If this continues, future generations will not
have the resources they need for their
development
95. 1- Sustainable Development
Current unsustainable development can’t be
continued for both practical and moral reasons.
There is a need for greater attention to poverty
alleviation and respect for human rights.
CSR is an entry point for understanding sustainable
development issues and responding to them in a
firm’s business strategy.
96. 2- Globalization
Economic globalization is increasingly rising in terms of: Cross-border
trade, multinational enterprises and global supply chains
CSR concerns related to: HR, management practices, environmental
protection and health & safety
CSR can play a vital role in detecting: How business, impacts labor
conditions, local communities and economies and ensure business
helps maintain & build public good
CSP is especially important for export-oriented firms in emerging
economies
97. 3- Governance
Governments and intergovernmental bodies, as the UN,
the International Labour Organization (ILO) developed
various compacts, declarations, guidelines, principles
and other instruments that outline norms for what they
consider to be acceptable business conduct.
CSR instruments often reflect internationally-agreed
goals and laws regarding human rights, the environment
and anti-corruption.
98. 4- Corporate Sector Impact
The total size and number of corporations, and their potential to
impact political, social and environmental systems relative to
governments and civil society, raise questions about influence and
accountability.
Even small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), which collectively
represent the largest single employer, have a significant impact.
Companies are global ambassadors of change and values. How they
behave is becoming a matter of increasing interest and importance
99. 5- Communications
Advances in communications technology
makes has had several impacts:
• Easier to track and discuss corporate
activities.
• Facilitate management, reporting and
change.
• NGOs, the media and others can
quickly assess and profile business
practices they view as either
problematic or exemplary.
• Modern communications technology
offers opportunities to improve
dialogue and partnerships.
100. 6- Finance
Consumers and investors are
showing increasing interest in
supporting responsible business
practices and are demanding more
information on how companies are
addressing risks and opportunities
related to social and environmental
issues.
A sound CSR approach can help
build shareholder value, lower the
cost of capital, and ensure better
responsiveness to markets
101. 7- Ethics
Serious and high-profile breaches of corporate
ethics result in damage to employees,
shareholders, communities or the environment as
well as elevated public mistrust of corporations.
A CSR approach can help improve corporate
governance, transparency, accountability and
ethical standards.
102. 8- Consistency and Community
Citizens in many countries are making it clear
that corporations should meet the same high
standards of social and environmental care,
no matter where they operate
In the CSR context, firms can help build a
sense of community and shared approach to
common problems
103. 9- Leadership
With the limits of government legislative
and regulatory initiatives to effectively
capture all the issues that CSR address.
CSR can offer the flexibility and incentive
for firms to act in advance of regulations, or
in areas where regulations seem unlikely.
104. 10- Business Tool
• Adopting an effective CSR approach
can:
• Reduce the risk of business
disruptions
• Open new opportunities, drive
innovation
• Enhance brand and company
reputation
• Improve efficiency
106. Better Anticipation And Management Of
Spectrum Of Risk
• Effectively managing the
following risks in an increasingly
complex market environment,
with greater oversight and
stakeholder inspection of
corporate activities, can improve
the security of supply and
overall market stability.
Governance
Legal
Environmental
Social
Economic
108. Improved Reputation Management
Even for firms that do not have direct retail exposure through brands, their reputation for
addressing CSR issues as a supply chain partner— both good and bad—can be crucial commercially
Reputation, or brand equity, is founded on values such as trust, credibility, reliability, quality and
consistency.
Organizations that perform well with regard to CSR can build their reputation, while those that
perform poorly can damage brand and company value when exposed.
109. Apple Supply
Chain- CSR
• Apple forced to address the ugly consequences of
working practices down its supply chain at Foxconn
manufacturing sites in China which had led to worker
suicides.
• Foxconn is an electronics manufacturer, and its clients
include major American, European and Japanese
electronics and information technology companies.
110. Walmart Supply Chain CSP
• Walmart faced criticisms over its lack of
controls over a supplier in The Tazreen fashions
plant in Bangladesh whose factory fire at
resulted in the death of over a hundred
employees. The plant had failed safety
inspections in 2011 and earlier in 2012.
• Walmart faces the dilemma of seeking lowest
prices from suppliers globally to deliver low
price products while projecting a corporate
image of high ethical standards and corporate
social responsibility.
111. Enhanced ability to
recruit, develop and
retain staff.
• Direct result of pride in company’s
products and practices, or of improved
human resources practices, such as
“family-friendly” policies e.g. “The
Harrods Management Program”.
• Indirect result of programs and activities
that improve employee morale and loyalty.
112. Improved Innovation,
Competitiveness And
Market Positioning.
Good business is the one of being alert to
trends, innovation, and responding to
markets. A firm may become certified to
environmental and social standards so it can
become a supplier to particular retailers.
Advertising features environmental or social
benefits of products will improve market
positioning (e.g., hybrid cars, unleaded
petrol,14 ethically produced coffee, wind
turbines).
115. Enhanced Operational Efficiencies And Cost
Savings
Improved efficiencies identified through a systematic
approach to management that includes continuous
improvement.
For example, assessing the environmental and energy
aspects of an operation can reveal opportunities for
turning waste streams into revenue streams
116. Attract And Build Effective
And Efficient Supply Chain
Relationships
• Form profitable long-term business relationships by
improving standards, and thereby reducing risks.
• Stimulate smaller firms to implement a CSR
approach.
• For example, some large apparel retailers require
their suppliers to comply with worker codes and
standards.
117. Enhanced Ability To Address
Change
Regular stakeholder dialogue is in a better
position to anticipate and respond to
regulatory, economic, social and
environmental changes that may occur.
Firms use CSR as a “Radar” to detect
evolving trends in the market.
118. More Robust “Social License” To Operate In
The Community
• Improved citizen and stakeholder
understanding of the firm’s objectives
and CSR activities
• More robust and enduring public,
private and civil society alliances
119. Access To Capital
Financial institutions are increasingly
incorporating social and environmental
criteria into their assessment of projects
When making decisions about where to place
their money, investors are looking for
indicators of effective CSR management.
A business plan incorporating a good CSR
approach is often seen as a proxy for good
management.
120. Improved Relations
with Regulators
• In a number of jurisdictions,
governments have accelerated
approval processes for firms that
have undertaken social and
environmental activities beyond
those required by regulation.
• In some countries, governments
use CSR indicators in deciding on
procurement or export
assistance contracts.
121. A Catalyst For Responsible Consumption
“Responsible consumerism” is not exclusively about changing consumer
preferences, it is also about:
• what goods are supplied in the marketplace
• Goods relationship to consumer rights and sustainability issues
• how regulatory authorities mediate the relationship between
producers and consumers.
123. Objectives Identify why we do CSR Assessment
Enumerate factors affecting CSR
Assessment
Learn the five phases of doing CSR
Assessment
Introduced to different working
definition of CSR
Pick up some examples of CSR
Projects
124. CSR Assessment
• The assessment identify the main risks and
opportunities, and culminate in a thorough
gap analysis:
• Where is the organization strong and
where is it weak relative to internal
goals, peers and best practices?
• How well is the firm’s strategy
responding to emerging issues and
opportunities?
• The collected essential information is to
identifying priorities and selling the
approach within and outside the firm.
125. Introduction
A logical first step is to
gather and examine
relevant information
about the firm’s:
Decision making
processes
Products
Services
Activities
To determine where
the firm currently is
with respect to CSR
activity
To locate its “pressure
points” for CSR action.
126. Proper CSR
Assessment Should
Provide An
Understanding Of
The Following:
The firm’s values and ethics
The internal and external drivers motivating the firm
The key CSR issues that are affecting or could affect the firm
The key stakeholders who need to be engaged, and their concerns.
The current corporate decision-making structure and its strengths and
inadequacies in terms of implementing a more integrated CSR approach
The human resource and budgetary implications of such an approach
Existing CSR-related initiatives
127. Why Do An
Assessment?
When the board of directors, CEO and top
management or owners do not have an
accurate snapshot of how far the firm is down
the CSR Road, it is unlikely they will be able to
make informed decisions about moving ahead.
Gathering the form of a CSR assessment can
save a firm from launching an ineffective CSR
approach or heading in a direction that is not
sustainable in business terms.
128. Why Do An
Assessment?
An assessment can also help
identify CSR gaps and opportunities
and thereby improve business
decision making.
Importantly, too, it can act as a
reminder of existing legal
requirements.
129. How To Do An CSR Assessment?
A five stage CSR assessment process is set out
below:
• Assemble a CSR leadership team;
• Develop a working definition of CSR;
• Identify legal requirements;
• Review corporate documents, processes
and activities; and
• Identify and engage key stakeholders.
130. 1. Assemble A CSR Leadership Team
Like any successful management strategy, a CSR process
needs both high level management vision and support
and buy-in at all levels of the company.
• High level management vision
• Buy-in at all levels of the company
131. 1. Assemble A CSR
Leadership Team
For this reason, a CSR leadership team would
include representatives from within the firm
that are affected by or involved in CSR issues
including:
• Board of Directors
• Top Management
• Owners
• Volunteers from various units
132. 1. Assemble A CSR
Leadership Team
• Other representatives could be:
• Senior personnel from human
resources.
• Environmental services
• Community relations.
• Communications.
• Legal affairs.
• Finance, marketing
133. 2. Develop
A Working
Definition
Of CSR
The first task of the leadership team
is to develop a working definition of
CSR for the firm.
This will become the basis for the
rest of the assessment.
The definition for CSR should be
something quite general.
134. The Definition For CSR
CSR is the way the company integrates economic,
environmental and social objectives while, at the
same time, addressing stakeholder expectations
and sustaining or enhancing shareholder value.
135. 3. Identify legal requirements
• As noted above, CSR is all above voluntary
choices a firm makes to improve its performance
and the way it relates to society.
• In this context, an essential step is to ensure
that the business already respects existing laws,
whether in relation to such things as
governance, taxation, bribery, labour, or
environment.
• A good CSR strategy and the firm’s reputation
can be quickly damaged if it is found to be in
breach of basic laws.
136. 4. Review Corporate Documents, Processes And
Activities
With a working CSR definition and an initial understanding of the motivations behind
the firm’s interest in CSR, the team should then review key corporate documents,
processes and activities for actual and potential CSR implications.
Documents
Processes
Activities
138. Processes
Firms who have specific decision-making processes and associated
decision-making bodies in place can address aspects of operations,
and these may affect the CSR approach. For example:
• Health And Safety Committee: may take the lead in
determining the resources, training and implementation of
worker health and safety programs.
• Senior Legal Counsel: may play a key role in decisions about
environmental protection activities, in conjunction with
senior engineers and other staff
139.
140. Processes
Decision making concerning suppliers is an area that touches on CSR in
many regards, including training, wages, and health and safety protection.
It is instructive for the leadership team to review these types of decisions,
who makes them and how.
It is important to determine whether there is a unit or process in place to
coordinate decisions about issues with a societal dimension.
141. Activities
Examine activities relate directly to products or services to users
Examine competitors and firms' activities in other sectors is helpful indications of areas
in which the firm might wish to concentrate attention.
Examine activities in other jurisdictions, such as the level of security or conflict
overseas, since these may be indicators of challenges or opportunities to come.
Activities of business partners (particularly supply-chain partners), since these may
significantly affect the firm.
142. 5. Identify And Engage Key
Stakeholders
Leadership team should hold discussions with key external
stakeholders about CSR. Mapping the interests and concerns of
stakeholders against those of the firm can reveal both opportunities
and potential problem areas.
Leading firms see stakeholder engagement as central to task of
identifying issues most material to them.
Be clear about the purpose of discussions, since stakeholders might
view it as an opportunity to express their views more generally about
the company’s behavior in relation to them.
143. 5. Identify And Engage Key Stakeholders
Key to engaging effectively with stakeholders is to map their definition of “success”
in working with the company.
Identifying the results from this task (e.g., a summary of the CSR assessment)
would be helpful.
Larger firms may choose to engage one of the many independent consultants
specialized in stakeholder mapping to help them with this or other CSR processes.
As noted below, another consideration to bear in mind is the capacity of
stakeholder groups to remain engaged in any ongoing consultation.
145. Objectives
Identify what is small business
Identify how small business can help Improving the environment through CSR
Recognize how small business can Improving human resource management practices through CSR
Recognize how small business can Promoting diversity and human rights through CSR
Topics where small business can contribute to Helping the community by applying CSR initiatives
146. Introduction to Small businesses
Business is defined as "small" in terms of
government support and tax policy varies
depending on the country and industry.
Small businesses are common in many countries,
depending on the economic system in operation
147. Introduction to Small businesses
Small Businesses are normally privately owned
corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships.
148. CSR And Small
Businesses
In small business, the front-line personnel carrying out the
functions of the business, therefore, employees are often
very aware of several ways in which the firm’s activities
affect stakeholders, and frequently have suggestions for
improvement.
Also, many small businesses operate closely with local
communities and understand the issues.
The small size of operations may make it easier to find
information on actual and potential CSR activities and
impacts.
150. Improving The Environment
• Reduce consumption of energy, water and other
natural resources, and emissions of hazardous
substances
• Use or produce recycled and recyclable materials,
increase the durability of products, and minimize
packaging through effective design (“reduce, reuse and
recycle”)
• Train and encourage staff to look for additional ways to
reduce the firm’s environmental footprint
• Use “green” (i.e., renewable energy) power electricity
suppliers and energy-efficient lighting;
151. Improving The Environment
• Join or start a local “green business” club that can help
local firms access conservation grants and expertise for
reducing waste, water use and
• Consider using video-conferencing to meet a potential
supplier or customer rather than always physically
travelling to meetings
• Establish an environmental management system with
objectives & procedures for evaluating progress,
minimizing negative impacts & transferring good
practices.
152. Improving Human Resource Management
Practices
Establish policies to ensure the health and safety of all employees and make
the policies known to employees;
Involve employees in business decisions that affect them and improve the
work environment
Consult employees on how to handle a downturn in business (e.g., offer the
option of all staff taking pay cuts or reduced hours instead of layoffs)
When layoffs or closures are unavoidable, offer outplacement services,
retraining and severance benefits
153. Promoting
Diversity And
Human Rights
Having explicit policies against discrimination in hiring, salary, promotion,
training or termination of any employee based on gender, race, age,
ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Do not tolerate jokes or behavior in the workplace that insult employees
based on gender, race, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or
religion.
When hiring, think creatively about where to advertise the job and whether
there are any local employability schemes (e.g., run by a local council or
employer) to help find work for people who are homeless or disabled.
Support organizations that promote fair trade and human rights compliance.
Check where products are manufactured and look into any associated
human rights concerns.
154. Helping The Community
• Encourage employee volunteering in the
community and with financial contributions and
help in kind.
• Make some of the business’s product or services
available free or at cost to charities and
community groups.
• Look for opportunities to make surplus product
and redundant equipment available to local
schools, charities and community groups.
• Buy from local suppliers and strive to hire locally.
156. We have more work to Do because we all passenger in that Planet
157. What Are The
Trends in
Business?
Increased
Giving
Increased
Reporting
Establishment
of a Corporate
Social Norm
to Do Good
A Shift from
Obligation to
Strategy
158. Why Do Good?
Increased sales and market share.
Strengthened brand positioning.
Enhanced corporate image and power.
Increased ability to attract, motivate, and retain employees.
Decreased operating costs.
Increased appeal to investors and financial analysts.
159. Different Approaches to Do Good
The Traditional
Approach: Fulfilling
an Obligation
The New Approach:
Supporting
Corporate
Objectives as Well
160.
161. What Are The Major Current Challenges
To Doing CSR Practices?
Choosing a Social
Issue
Selecting an
Initiative to
Address the Issue
Developing and
Implementing
Program Plans
Evaluation
162. 1- Challenges of Choosing a Social Issue
How does this support our business goals?
How big of a social problem is this?
Isn’t the government or someone else handling this?
What will our stakeholders think of our involvement in this issue?
Is this something our employees can get excited about?
Will this cause backfire on us and create a scandal?
Is this something our competitors are involved in and own already?
163. 2- Challenges of Selecting an Initiative to
Address the Issue
How can we do this without distracting our core business?
How will this initiative give visibility to our company?
Do these promotions really work?
Who pays attention to them?
What if we tie our funding commitment to sales and end up writing them a check for only US$ XX?
How will that look?
164. 3- Challenges of Developing and Implementing Program
Plans
How can we do this when money is needed for increased performance?
What do we say to shareholders who see this as money that belongs to them?
Why is our department being asked to fund this?
Will we be doing enough good for the cause to justify the expense?
Isn’t this just brand advertising in cover?
165. 4- Challenges of Evaluation
Science of measuring return on investments in corporate social initiatives is very young, with little historic data and expertise.
Marketing professionals and academic experts in the field confirm this challenge.
“…Since the benefits related to CSR are not directly measurable, and most firms do not disclose expenses related to such
activities, it is difficult to directly assess the return on CSR investment…” (Sinha, Dev, and Salas)
“…Rarely do firms fully assess a cause marketing alliance and its potential impact on both the for-profit and the nonprofit entities.
Most for-profit businesses would be hard-pressed to document long-term business impact of their cause marketing campaigns
and most nonprofits would have trouble pinpointing the value they bring to the partnership …..” (John Gourville and Kash Rangan)
167. The Six Social Initiatives
Cause Promotions
Cause-Related
Marketing
Corporate Social
Marketing
Corporate
Philanthropy
Community
Volunteering
Socially
Responsible
Business Practices
168. 1. Cause Promotions
The corporation may initiate and manage the promotion on its
own (i.e., The Body Shop promoting a ban on the use of animals
to test cosmetics)
It may be a major partner in an effort (Aleve sponsoring the
Arthritis Foundation’s fundraising walk)
It may be one of several sponsors (Keep America Beautiful 2003
sponsors for the “Great American Cleanup” included Lysol,
PepsiCo, and Firestone Tire & Service Centers, among others).
169. 2. Cause-Related Marketing
A corporation commits to
contributing or donating a
percentage of revenues to a specific
cause based on product sales.
Most commonly this offer is:
For an announced period
For a specific product
For a specified charity
170. 3. Corporate Social Marketing
Corporation supports development
and/or implementation of a behavior
change campaign intended to
improve:
The distinguishing feature is the
behavior change focus, which
differentiates it from cause
promotions that focus on supporting
awareness, fundraising, and
volunteer recruitment for a cause.
• Public Health
• Safety
• Environment
• Community Wellbeing.
171. 4. Corporate Philanthropy
A corporation makes a direct contribution to a charity or cause, most often in
the form of cash grants, donations, and/or in-kind services.
This initiative is perhaps the most traditional of all corporate social initiatives
and for many decades was approached in a responsive, even unplanned
manner.
Corporations are now experiencing pressures, both internally and externally, to
move to a more strategic approach, choosing a focus and tying philanthropic
activities to the company’s business goals and objectives
172. 5. Community Volunteering
A corporation supports and encourages employees, retail partners, and/or
franchise members to volunteer their time to support local community
organizations and causes.
This activity may be a stand-alone effort (i.e., employees of a high-tech
company tutoring youth in middle schools on computer skills)
It may be done in partnership with a nonprofit organization (Shell employees
working with The Ocean Conservancy on a beach cleanup).
174. 6. Socially Responsible Business Practices
A corporation adopts and conducts optional business practices and
investments that support social causes to improve community well-being and
protect the environment.
Initiatives may be conceived of and implemented by the organization (i.e.,
Kraft deciding to eliminate all in-school marketing)
Initiative may be in partnership with others (Starbucks working with
Conservation International to support farmers to minimize impact on their
local environments).
176. DELL INC.
Dell is a global company that
delivers products and services in
more than 190 countries and has
more than 40,000 employees who
live and work on six continents.
Major products include enterprise
computing products, desktops,
monitors, printers, notebooks,
handhelds, software,and
peripherals.
177. Social Initiatives of DELL INC.
Cause Promotions • Dell Recycle
Cause-Related
Marketing
• Discounts for Recycling Online
Corporate Social
Marketing • Printer Recycling
Corporate Philanthropy • Direct Giving
Community
Volunteering • Eco-Efficiency Team
Socially Responsible
Business Practices
• Design for Environment Program
178. MCDONALD’S ORPORATION
McDonald’s Corporation is among Fortune’s
“Most Admired Companies” for social
responsibility (2000–2002, 2004) and in 2001
was ranked in the Wall Street Journal as
number five in reputation for corporate social
responsibility.1
180. McDonald’s Six CSR Initiatives
Cause Promotions • International Youth Day
Cause-Related
Marketing
• World Children’s Day
Corporate Social
Marketing • Immunize for Healthy Lives
Corporate Philanthropy • Ronald McDonald House Charities
Community
Volunteering • Disaster Relief
Socially Responsible
Business Practices
• Recycling