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What is sustainability?
What is sustainability?
Sustainability is the ability to exist constantly.
What do CSR initiatives involve? (Choose all that apply)
What do CSR initiatives involve? (Choose all that apply)
Creating Shared Value (CSV) is just about responsibility.
Creating Shared Value (CSV) is just about responsibility.
False (B)
What is the result of explicit Corporate Social responsibility?
What is the result of explicit Corporate Social responsibility?
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What does sustainability require focusing on?
What does sustainability require focusing on?
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What is greenwashing?
What is greenwashing?
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What colors is the greenwashing palette made of?
What colors is the greenwashing palette made of?
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What does Greenhushing refer to?
What does Greenhushing refer to?
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To what extent can individuals and organizations generally want to do in circumstances?
To what extent can individuals and organizations generally want to do in circumstances?
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Which phrase best describes sustainable development??
Which phrase best describes sustainable development??
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According to Friedman managers should not operate in the interest of shareholders.
According to Friedman managers should not operate in the interest of shareholders.
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According to David, where does social responsibility begin?
According to David, where does social responsibility begin?
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How has stakeholder theory evolved over time?
How has stakeholder theory evolved over time?
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What is the role of COSO's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework?
What is the role of COSO's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework?
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The SA8000 Standard certification is based on what?
The SA8000 Standard certification is based on what?
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Sustainability
Sustainability
The ability to exist and develop continuously without harming the environment.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
A company's efforts to assess and take responsibility for its social and environmental impact.
Creating Shared Value (CSV)
Creating Shared Value (CSV)
Business strategies that enhance a company's competitiveness while improving societal conditions.
Brundtland Report
Brundtland Report
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Triple Bottom Line
Triple Bottom Line
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Greenwashing
Greenwashing
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Greenhushing
Greenhushing
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Stakeholder Theory
Stakeholder Theory
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Materiality Assessment
Materiality Assessment
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Scenario Analysis
Scenario Analysis
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Sensitivity Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
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Green Claims Code (UK)
Green Claims Code (UK)
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ESG-related Risks
ESG-related Risks
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ISO 26000
ISO 26000
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
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Financial Materiality
Financial Materiality
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UN Agenda 2030
UN Agenda 2030
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Weak Signals
Weak Signals
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Climate Action
Climate Action
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Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services
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Adaptation Strategies
Adaptation Strategies
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Globalization
Globalization
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Social Impact
Social Impact
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Ethical Responsibility
Ethical Responsibility
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Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement
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Renewable Resources
Renewable Resources
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Economic Responsibility
Economic Responsibility
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Philanthropic Responsibility
Philanthropic Responsibility
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Study Notes
Sustainability
- Sustainability is the ability to exist constantly, but the modern use of the term is broad and difficult to define precisely.
CSR and CSV
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A business takes responsibility for its impact on society and the environment. Initiatives include charitable giving, volunteering, and sustainable practices. Primarily focused on reputation, with limited business alignment.
- Creating Shared Value (CSV): This concept goes beyond responsibility, aligning a company's goals with social and environmental impact. The creation of shared value is functional to profitability and competitive position.
CSR
- Values: Citizenship, philanthropy, sustainability.
- External Pressure: Discretionary or in response to external pressure, separate from profit maximization.
- Agenda: Determined by external reporting and personal preferences; limited by corporate footprint and CSR budget.
CSV
- Value: Economic and social benefits relative to cost, joint company and community value creation, integral to profit maximization, company-specific and internally generated agenda, realigns the entire company budget.
History of CSR
- The first academic studies originated in the 1950s. Bowen (author of Social Responsibilities of the New Businessman, 1953) proposed increasing business management's response to social interests by changing board member composition to facilitate societal concerns.
1960s
- Social responsibility prioritizes economic results.
- Businesses need to employ their economic and human resources for the well-being of society and not just for private ends.
1970s
- CSR involves balancing corporate and societal relationships.
- Social responsibility is the responsibility of an individual to consider the effects of their actions on the entire social system.
1980s
- Companies are increasingly expected to consider stakeholder interests alongside those of shareholders.
1987
- The World Commission on Environment and Development published "Our Common Future" (Brundtland Report), defining sustainable development as meeting present needs without harming future generations.
1990s
- Carroll's Pyramid of CSR outlines four key areas of responsibility (economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic).
End of 90s - early 2000s
- Institutional codes of conduct (EU, OECD, ILO) are defined to support CSR implementation.
- Porter and Kramer emphasize the interdependence of companies and society in their interactions.
Three Concentric Circles Model of CED
- Inner Circle: Production, jobs, economic growth.
- Intermediate Circle: Environmental conservation, hiring, relations with employees.
- Outer Circle: Poverty, urban blight.
Sustainability
- The capability of an organisation to maintain indefinitely using its social and environmental impacts.
Additional Information
- Materiality: Concerns the effect that, individually or in aggregate, misstatements in financial reports can have on the economic decisions of users.
- Greenwashing: A practice where companies mislead consumers by claiming to be environmentally friendly.
- Greenwashing Palette: Flora greens, ocean blues, earthy beige.
- Stakeholder Theory: The stakeholder theory is the belief that any group or individual is a stakeholder who may have an influence or be influenced by a business's objectives and goals.
- French Climate and Resilience Law: A mandatory law requiring disclosure of climate impact in advertisements.
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Frameworks for reporting on sustainability performance, often used by companies.
- Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): EU regulation requiring companies to report on their social and environmental impact.
- Scenario Analysis: A technique used to assess the potential impact of different future events on a project, investment, or business; it's "what-if" analysis.
- Sensitivity Analysis: An analysis for identifying how much any input's value affects the overall model.
- ESG-related Risks: Environmental, social and governance risks (related to sustainability)
- Materiality Assessment: The process used to identify material ESG factors.
- Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact: Ethical guidelines promoting human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and tackling corruption.
- Women's Empowerment Principles: Guidelines to empower women in the workplace and marketplace.
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Explores the concepts of Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Creating Shared Value (CSV). CSR focuses on a company's responsibility towards society and the environment. CSV aligns a company's goals with social/environmental impact, linking profitability and competitive advantage.