Social and Environmental Responsibility Essay

In every society there is a set of rules, whether it’s written laws or a social norm. These are set to either maintain safety and regulation or prevent societal damage. Whether we choose to follow these rules or not, they are enforced by someone who should regularly choose what is best for their country or community. When someone who doesn’t have best interests in mind is in charge, negative results will surface. In the film V for Vendetta, James Mcteigue portrays the impact of a corrupt…

As part of the Homeland Security Assessment process, organizations strive to align their business plan with a Homeland Security Assessment by using the Baldridge Criteria model to “ensure that their performance excellence and security is competitive in the global marketplace which is one way that the Homeland Security Assessment process follows the Council on Competitiveness Business Model” (Fisher, 2004). “The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization whose members…

educate children that are in difficult and unpleasant situations such as war and poverty. Right To Play is a non-profit organization. This Organization was founded in 2000 by Johann Olav Koss. Johann Olav Koss is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and social entrepreneur. Right To Play works in more than 20 countries including Benin, Burundi, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza), Panama, Rwanda,…

To refer to someone as an “effective altruist,” means they are an individual that has chosen to live their life modestly in order to give more. Effective altruists can do this in several ways. Peter Singer in his book The Most Good You Can Do, four ways he believes an individual can be consider an effective altruist. First, Singer describes that if an individual that has chosen to live modestly in order to donate a large portion of his/her income to an effective charity. An effective charity…

The following behavioral expectations are required by each USU Master Gardener volunteer and are based on a commitment of service, professional conduct, and mutual respect for Extension faculty, other volunteers and the public in general. Violation of any of the following may result in termination as a USU Master Gardener volunteer. As a USU Master Gardener volunteer, you will: Conduct yourself in a courteous, respectful manner, and do your best to cooperate with others. Respect, adhere to,…

2Green Tree Voluntary Certification System- (Short Term Goal) Making a voluntary certification system can help educate interested businesses and showcase their commitment to sustainability to eco-conscious costumers. I have made a “Green Tree” certification program for office tenants interested in improving and quantifying their sustainability at UIC that could easily be adjusted for dining vendors based on community’s sustainability priorities. It’s a Microsoft Excel based certification…

Starbucks Sustainability Practices Businesses are waking up to the urgent need to face multiple sustainability challenges and minimize the lasting environmental footprint. .SustainabilityHQ, reported that the big company and business stories of 2015 included overwhelming headlines about sustainability (http://www.sustainabilityhq.com/single-view-public/weekly-highlights-single-view/article/big-stories-of-2015-what-were-your-choices-lots-of-headlines-about-sustainability-last-year/). This paper…

welfare of the employees and the communities through the Corporate Social Responsibility programs. Samsung has a vision, the one of the vision decanted on the Corporate Social Responsibility is to build a society where people and environment coexist with a harmony. In 2016 Samsung got an award as a company with the best CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs. There are a lot of Corporate…

In the article “ECONOMIC RECESSION and CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) in Singapore”, Professor Peter Shergold identifies what he believes was the main cause of the financial recession then in 2009, greed. This greed stemmed from the emphasis placed on short-term profits that started a cyclical and disastrous trend of borrowing money to support artificially inflated investment returns. Shergold believes this highlights the wrong mind-set that most executives have about business - focusing…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Business Code of Ethics are a vital piece to operating a business. The code of ethics involves guidelines that aid employees when conducting business transaction with honor and integrity. Corporate social responsibility involves a company including concepts that concern cultural, social and environmental issues in their business transactions, operations and how they interact with stakeholders. If one were looking to review both concepts, one would…