CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Social Responsibility Definition and Motivation Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) can still be a controversial topic. CRS is a commitment made by a corporation to develop and adhere to policies that are socially responsible in areas of work, community welfare, ecology, human rights, and family life. Today’s businesses realize an ingredient in being successful is through respect and confidence of their customers. A company can obtain respect and confidence
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Social Responsibility Strategy for Ladybug Lawn Care LLC Ladybug Lawn Care is a small landscaping company located in Tucson, Arizona. The company is owned by David and Carol Smith; they employ 6 full time people and at least 4 part-time seasonal employees. David does the designing, Carol does the bookkeeping for the business, and they both work in the field with the employees. Ladybug Lawn Care not only maintains existing landscaping but remodels and designs new gardens for its customers.
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JJT2 Social Responsibility Company X Tax Services is a part time small home operated business with one employee who is the owner/operator. It provides tax preparation and filing to individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and s-corporations. Company X Tax Services has been in business since 1996. There has never been a sustainability strategy save for 100% adherence to tax laws. (A1) Good company citizenship goes beyond simply meeting the letter of the law. A socially responsible
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handle these invoices. This would also benefit the customers, as invoices would not get lost in the mail. The employee expense reports, which average three pages per employee, could also be moved to an online system reducing roughly 450 pages or roughly 1 ream of paper being wasted each month. According to Conservatree, one ream of paper is the equivalent of 6% of a tree (Trees Into Paper). I am not sure exactly how many reams of paper a year we use but I am sure we could save a few trees over the course
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JJT2 Social Responsibility Western Governors University Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, and Public Policy (Lawrence & Weber, 2011) defines corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the way a company acts that enhances society and its inhabitants and is held accountable for its actions that affect people, their communities and their environment. Many companies now track their CSR score through the use of rating organizations
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1 For more than 100 years, Genesis Industries (GI) has been guided by a simple belief ‐‐ do the right thing for the employees, the communities, and the customers. The Share Serve Sustain initiative is a conservation and community program that can be built on that legacy. The initiative will focus on the company's social responsibility in three critical areas: empowering communities and individuals, preserving the environment and promoting change for a sustainable future. Genesis relies on core principles to guide the
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Performance Assessments: Estimated weeks to complete Social Responsibility (JJT2) Activities at a Glance 1 4 WEEK 1 Ethics Reading Read the following chapters in Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy: chapter 4 ("Ethics and Ethical Reasoning") chapter 5 ("Organizational Ethics and the Law") After reading the assigned chapters in your e-text go to the publisher companion site to review key terms and to take the interactive quizzes for the assigned chapters
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Social Responsibility JJT2 Task 1 Business Dictionary defines Corporate Social Responsibility as, “A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates.” Corporate Social Responsibility, often denoted as simply CSR, is a valuable tool for business owners to help themselves and society as a whole. A social responsibility strategy needs to be created for Champion Chow. Champion Chow is a large manufacturer and distributor
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JJT2 Task Overview General Suggestions Think in terms of 3—have at least three for each section—meaning discuss three types of regulatory or leadership issues, etc. The strategy you develop should include a focus on environmental considerations, financially viable business practices, ethical decision making on the part of the leadership who will implement your plan, and should also be in compliance with all government regulations that affect the industry. For each of the four sections areas
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STARBUCKS COFFEE CORPORATION SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY JJT2 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TASK 1 Unknown Introduction Starbucks Coffee Corporation is a world renowned Fortune 500 company headquarter in Seattle, Washington USA. It was founded in 1971 with the sole mission to bring the unique Italian coffee experience to the masses. Its CEO Howard Shultz has successfully created a company brand where customers identify its coffee to a distinctive and premium experience. Starbucks Coffee currently
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