Workplace II Flashcards
Corporate Social Responsibility
Represents the organization’s commitment to operate in an ethical and sustainable manner, by engaging in activities that promote and support philanthropy, transparency, sustainability, and ethically sound governance practices.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Traditional concerns of ethical behavior
2. Newer issue of sustainable behavior
CSR as a way to
- Compete for and retain top talent.
- Remain competitive in the talent market.
- Increase employee engagement.
- Attract socially conscious customers.
PESTLE affect on CSR
Environmental concerns: climate change has increased govt regulations and requirements- including reporting requirements - Sustainability has become more central to corporate branding.
PESTLE affect on CSR
Economic Pressures: Energy efficiencies can have an even larger impact in times of financial limits, which can encourage sustainability efforts.
PESTLE affect on CSR
Economic pressures: Limit corporations’ willingness to finance sustainability efforts.
PESTLE affect on CSR
Sociopolitical forces: Same-sex marriage: Changing public perceptions on key issues such as diversity and environmental concerns have also helped shape which social responsibility efforts are emphasized and what the “appropriate” responses are.
CSR steps: From a purely tactical, reactive approach; to a more strategically integrated position
Compliance: Defensive posture and sees social responsibility as a cost of doing business-a tactical response to regulatory requirements or negative publicity. They may be a means of demonstrating good corporate citizenship, but such efforts rarely align-and often directly conflict with corporate strategy
CSR steps: From a purely tactical, reactive approach; to a more strategically integrated position
Integration: CSR is integrated into the regular functioning of the business. These organizations have redesigned their products or services and their processes and procedures to be more responsible and sustainable. These companies approach CSR as enlightened self-interest.
CSR steps: From a purely tactical, reactive approach; to a more strategically integrated position
Transformation: Organizations have redefined themselves, their brand, to reflect a commitment to CSR. This becomes part of a strategy to differentiate the organization from its competitors. Example, numerous food producers promote their products by focusing on sustainable practices regarding local sourcing (to lower carbon use in transportation)
4 key HR opportunity areas for CSR
Culture change: Increasing stakeholder engagement and becoming more customer-responsive are difficult and critically important and HR is perfectly positioned to help with these human related objectives.
4 key HR opportunity areas for CSR
Corporate strategy: The more directly involved stakeholders are in the strategic process and such involvement is a measured aspect of GRI (Global reporting initiative sustainability measurement and reporting from organizations) reporting the more central HR’s role can become in strategic planning.
4 key HR opportunity areas for CSR
Organization effectiveness: CSR requires decisions and changes regarding corporate structure and processes. Is there to be a separate CSR department? Are outside organizations or consultants needed? HR is well- equipped to help match the right structures and processes to the organization’s culture and needs.
4 key HR opportunity areas for CSR
Human capital development: Creating a CSR strategy redefines how a company sees its mission and goals and how its employees see their jobs.
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
- Employee contract; The desire for meaningful work in an organization that values sustainability is a trend that HR must, first, actively convey to management and, second, weave into the corporate culture.
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
Recruiting: Recruiting efforts need to be refocused, incorporating the organization’s sustainability profile into its employee value proposition (EVP)
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
Brand: Many workers, skilled and talented younger workers especially, look beyond salary and benefits. An organization’s environmental and social record, the volunteer opportunities the organization provides its workers, their sense that they can “make a difference” or be creative and innovative within an organization
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
Engagement: Employees will need to be given opportunities to act on their interests in promoting the social and environmental responsibility espoused by the organization’s mission and values.
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
How people work: Efforts to reduce an organization’s carbon footprint will require openness to new ways of working, and this may involve everything from telecommuting to flextime to new technologies.
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
Accountability and measurement: CSR will need to be incorporated into key performance indicators. Reporting mechanisms that create accountability for sustainability performance will need to be implemented.
“Advancing Sustainability: HR’s Role” lists seven areas that will be affected:
Training and leadership development. Sustainability will need to be woven into all training and leadership development curricula.
Compliance
In accordance with all national, federal, regional, or local laws, regulations, and government authority requirements for all the nations in which an organization operates.
Ethical behavior
Focuses on acting according to “core ethical beliefs and convictions” about “honesty, respect, fairness, and responsibility.” Compliance focuses on fulfilling the technical requirements of regulations.
Ethics in the Supply Chain
- Know the provenance of every product it sells -who sells them the product and where the product is made.
- Set and assess workplace standards for suppliers factories.
- Work with suppliers, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to address challenges within the supply chain.
- Support factories to help them achieve the retailer’s standards.