Discuss what your knowledge of CSR was before this assignment and how this assignment has impacted your view of CSR.  Include any personal experience you have had with CSR as an employee or other stakeholder.

Reference.com defines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as operating a company in a way that positively impacts society and the environment.

The video Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility further explains CSR. 

Use the website GRI’s Sustainability Disclosure Database to obtain a company’s most recent sustainability report. Once you get to the site, click home and then click Search, at the top.

Filter your search by your pathway, by selecting sectors (industries) that are in your pathway. Select an industry that you are interested in, and a US company.  Once you find a company report that you’re interested in, open, and read the introduction to the report.  Scan through the report, as needed, in order to answer the questions below.

Requirements:
Initial post:

Write a 3 paragraph discussion post with the following information:

What is the name of your company? What industry is it in? What is your pathway?

Why did you select his company?

Describe one initiative that this company is working on in the area of CSR.

What do you think the impact of this company’s policy will be on their short-term and long-term profits?

Discuss what your knowledge of CSR was before this assignment and how this assignment has impacted your view of CSR.  Include any personal experience you have had with CSR as an employee or other stakeholder.

Cite the source of your information.  You may use other sites in addition to the one provided above.

Replies:

Reply to at least 2 of your fellow classmates, who selected a different company than yours.

Each reply must be at least 5 sentences long, meaningful, substantive, and detailed.

Comment on what their company is doing in the area of CSR and the impact on one group of stakeholders (employees, owners, management, customers, supplies, the community).

Proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, etc. are required.

Do not copy and paste any information.  Your posts should be in your own words.

Follow the minimum requirements for discussion board posts located in the general discussion area.  Recall, those are the minimum requirements, more

posts are always encouraged.Examples of businesses in pathways could be:

AHCD: Dance, Theater, Film production, Social media, Graphics design or architecture business

Business:  Accounting office, caterer, an advertising firm, dry cleaner, restaurant, any business is acceptable

Education:  K-12 tutoring, Child care, Charter schools

Health Sciences:  Dr. or Dentist office, PT office, Hospital, Insurance co,

IMCT:  Engineering Co., Aviation maintenance, Aviation distribution, Supply Chain Management, Auto manufacturing

Public Safety:  Law office, PI, Equipment providers for the industry

STEM:  Engineering Co., Vet. Office, Computer Services co.

SGSHS:  Psychology office, Non-profit agencies, Social Media, Hospitals, Drug manufactures

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