Whole Foods Social Responsibility

I would locate Whole Foods on Carroll’s global corporate social responsibility pyramid near the top, at Philanthropic Responsibility. Considering that the organization focuses on the act of servicing and doing right by all and others, the company goes a bit above just being ethical. Schmeltz (2014) explains that since companies are no longer “legal entities”, their role as shifted to be active and responsible in the community as well as “socially and environmentally conscious citizens of the world, and inspiring and rewarding workplaces dedicated to their employees” (Schmeltz, 2015, p.235). Whole Foods is aware of their responsibility to society through their products and services as well the importance of their social awareness.

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