Task:
In this assignment, you form a group (up to 5 students) work with partner/s to choose a company (from the list below); read information on their website or the most recent CSR report/s or articles and assess a chosen company by answering the following questions
Details:
Part 1-Introduction: Company Overview (what they do i.e. product or services? who are their stakeholders, what are their CSR initiative/ programs)- briefly maximum 1 page
Part 2-Company’s CSR current situation:
1. To what extent is there an established CSR policy? What are the company product’s s labels, certification related to CSR
2. To what extent CSR is visible in the organization? Is there a CSR officer with clear job description? What relationships does s/he have with other business divisions?
3. Is there a CSR vision? If yes, what it is? How known it is to stakeholders?
4. Who are the company’s stakeholders? To what extent does the firm keep them engaged? How?
5. To what extent are CSR good practices rewarded? Give examples when relevant.
6. To what extent are the firm’s financial statements published and shared with stakeholders?
7. Is there an Ethics code for the firm? Is ethics training provided for all employees? Is there a code of conduct for suppliers?
8. Is there an anonymous whistle-blowing procedure available to all stakeholders to reinforce CSR policy (Ethics helpline)?
9. To what extent does the firm uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation? Give examples.
Part 3: Conclusions: Your recommendations to this company to be more (refer to chapter 1 (basis concepts as PPP, stakeholder theory model or chapter 2 as CSR as business case or chapter 3-Enviromental responsibility or chapter 4, 5 Social responsibility )