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19 Cards in this Set
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Remember areas of trouble for civilisation
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-Oil / Food security
-Rising temperatures / Seas -Water shortages -Natural systems under stress |
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Signs of decline
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-health challenges
-resource conflicts -environmental refugees -social divisions |
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Areas of response to environmental problems (6)
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• Eradicating poverty and stabilizing population
• Restoring the earth • Feeding eight billion well • Designing cities for people • Raising energy efficiency • Turning to renewable energy |
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Responses to food shortages (4)
-opportunities for (4) |
• Rethinking land productivity
• Rising water productivity • Producing protein more efficiently • Moving down the food chain - Plant-based diets requises ¼ energy as red meat rich diets - Shift consumers to more grain efficient forms of animal protein o Opportunities for : Food Indsutry Retailers Seed Producers Banks |
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define sustainable development
-definition -integration of.. (3) -managing change sets trade-offs between.. |
o ”Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
• companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interactions with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis -increasingly aware that responsible behaviour leads to sustainable business success. • managing change at company level in a socially responsible manner. This happens when a company seeks to set the trade-offs between the requirements and the needs of the various stakeholders into a balance, which is acceptable to all parties. If companies succeed in managing change in a socially responsible manner, this will have a positive impact at the macro-economic level. |
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priority of company responsibilities / the hierarchy of CSR (4)
-risk reduction vs. opportunity creation |
o Economic
o Legal o Ethical o Discretionary |
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revailing justifications for CSR (4)
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o Moral obligation
o Sustainability o Licence to operate o Reputation |
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a firms stakeholders (4)
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• Organizational stakeholders
• Economic stakeholders • Societal stakeholders • Natural Environment |
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stakeholder typologies (3)
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• Power
• Legitimacy • Urgency |
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Chapters of a strategic CSR agenda (7)
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• Human Rights
• Employees • Environment • Customer Relations • Business Partner Relations • Corporate Governance • Public policies and local communities |
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Prioritizing CSR issues for the firm..
-Questions for each chapter of CSR agenda? (4) |
o What are the sustainable development issues for the firm ?
o What are the relevant stakeholders for these issues ? o Which processes of our value chain are impacted by the issues ? o What is the contribution to intangible assets development ? |
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sustainability challenges (5)
-examples? |
• Viewing compliance as opportunity
o To ensure compliance with norms becomes an opportunity for innovation o Ex. GM, Chrysler and Ford and the California Air Resources Board’s fuel consumption and emissions standard in 2002 • Making value chains sustainable o To increase efficiencies throughout the value chain (supply chains, operations, workplaces) • Designing sustainable products and services o To develop sustainable offerings or redesign existing ones to become eco-friendly o Ex. Procter & Gamble detergent • Developing new business models o To find new ways of delivering and capturing value, which will change the basis of competition o Ex. FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services • Creating next-practice platforms o To question through the sustaibability lens dominant logic behind business today o Ex. Smart grid to optimize the energy use of computers, machinery, building, through meters , sensors ans applications |
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draw diagram of strategic CSR model
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• Strategy (center) vs.:
o Environmental Factors and Stakeholders o Competencies o Corporate operations (Marketing, production, Finance, HR) o Mission and Vision |
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how do you implement a stakeholder perspective in social responsibility? (5)
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• Assessing corporate culture : Missions, values and norms
• Identifying stakeholders groups and issues : o What are their needs, wants and desires ? o Are they powerful and legitimate ? • Assessing organisation’s commitment to social responsibility • Identifying resources and determining urgency • Gaining stakeholders feedback |
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Sustainable Business development precursors and embedded constructs (4)
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• Environmental management
o Stewardship driven (stakeholders) • Business integration o Value driven • Pollution Prevention o Market driven • Compliance driven o Mandates, Laws and regulations |
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7 main intangible assets
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o Customer capital
o Human capital o Organizational capital o Information system o Knowledge capital o Brands o Partners capital |
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how do you create intangible assets
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• The value of a company is made of 3 phases :
o Solid o Liquid o Gas • The balance sheet shows Solid and Liquid • The intangible capital is the gas • The role of managers o First: Create Gas o Second: Transform gas into liquid (Cash) • The CEO is a compressor ! |
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what does the firm do for its stakeholders?
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o Clients : quality, satisfaction, ethic
o Employees: Work conditions, decent wages , respect o Suppliers : quality ; loyalty o Environment: protection ; preventive actions o Shareholders : governance; transparency |
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what is the value of a firms' stakeholders?
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o Clients: fidelity; solvency; profitability
o Employees: fidelity; engagement; competencies o Shareholders : maturity ; patience o Suppliers : reliability; quality o Environnement : human and natural resources of firm location |