Chapter 4.1 - Apply environmental, social and governance principles Flashcards
Due dilligence
The process of ensuring a prospective supplier is who they claim to be and is capable of delivering the services to the standard required. Due dilligence tasks include financial checks, reference checks and ensuring the legal set up of their organisation is correct
Cartel
A group of organisations that work together to prevent competition, raise prices and gain control of a market
Child labour
The use of children to undertake work or other activities which can be illegal/exploitative
Collusion
The cooperative but secretive or covert joining of allegiances of two parties
Modern slavery
The ‘ownership’ and exploitation of humans in a workplace
Name 12 things that ESG considerations include an understanding of
- Bribery
- Corruption
- Fraud
- Cartels
- Child labour
- Collusion
- Modern slavery
- Sustainability
- Environmental issues
- DEI
- Values
- Human rights
Sustainability
It holistically considers the governance of an organisations environmental, social and economic viability to ensure organisations exist for the long term, and the needs of the present are met without compromising the needs of future generations
What does CSR refer to
The overall bigger picture of organisation values and goals
What does the triple bottom line measure?
Sustainability in relation to organisational performance and investment against the 3Ps
What are the 3P’s (triple bottom line)
- Profit
- People
- Planet
What do the 3Ps relate to?
Three dimensions within a business
Human rights
Rights or principles, based on shared values that are accepted as belonging to every person, regardless of background
Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
This means making a profit, caring for people and looking after the planet (the 3Ps)
What does profit relate to?
The financial dimension
What does people relate to?
The social dimension
What does planet relate to?
The environmental dimension
Name 2 ways profit is measured
- The amount of money made
- Organisational net worth
Name 2 ways people is measured
- Social responsibility
- Perception in the community/globally
Name 2 ways planet is measured
- Impact on the environment
- Policies on recycling/sustainability
Name 2 examples of profit in practise
- A packaging manufacturer reinvests its profit in state of the art recycling machinery for its waste cardboard
- A vegetable packing operation generates enough money to be able to expand and increase the number of employees
Name 2 examples of people in practise
- A large privately owned call centre donates its end of life computers to local youth clubs and social groups to help the underprivileged gain Internet access
- A legal firm opens its canteen over festive periods ti provide a meal to individuals in the local community who cannot afford a celebration
Name 2 examples of planet in practise
- A driving instructor uses only hybrid vehicles to teach her learners, thus reducing CO2 emissions
- A chocolate manufacturer ony buys cocoa beans from ethically run and sustainably maintained cacao plantations
The HR RITUAL
The HR Ritual looks at the lifecycle of an employee, and highlights the key areas that need to be addressed by a sustainable organisations:
R - recruitment
I - induction
T - training
U - Utilisation
A - appraisal
L - leaving review
Name 3 advantages of the 3Ps
- Encourages awareness of sustainability
- Promotes the use of ESG policies
- Supports awareness of the environment
What is social impact
The effect that an organisation can have on the community and its stakeholders
Name 10 factors that form social impact
- Impact investing
- Health
- Social entrepreneurship
- Human and civil rights
- Education
- Public sector and public policy
- Corporate social impact
- International development
- Environmental sustainability
- Non-profit and social enterprise
Name 5 organisational factors that can contribute to how an organisation is perceived
- Location
- Values
- Reputation
- Products
- Ethics
Name 5 individual factors that can contribute to how an organisation is perceived
- Needs
- Values
- Attitude
- Personality
- Experiences
Name 8 factors that can form organisational social impact
- Ethical behaviour
- Environmental behaviour
- Sustainable behaviour
- Political and legal behaviour
- Economic behaviour
- Cultural behaviour
- Technological behaviour
- Donating/giving
Social value
The output from a contract that benefits society at large, rather than the purchaser or end user
Staff turnover
The number of employees that leave an organisation in a specified time period
Booming
A term used to describe the economy when it is in rapid growth
Bull market
A term for a market that is growing steadily
Bear market
A term for a market that is shrinking or in decline
Inflation
The amount the price for products/services increases over a period of time
Interest Rate
The percentage of money paid back on top of an amount borrowed
Name 2 things economic behaviour includes
- Pricing
- Inflation / interest rates
Deflation
A rare situation where prices fall over a period of time. This leads to a state that causes market postponement i.e. consumers stop spending, thinking that the goods or services will be cheaper in the near future