This week, we continued to explore and understand some of the intricacies of business ethics. The focus of week 5 has been on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
This discussion post asks you to reflect on what you know about business writing so far (as explored in Modules 1-4), consider what you learned on business ethics (Modules 5 & 6), and then explore, analyze, and critique an existing company’s formal CSR statement.
To complete this assignment, please do the following:
locate the CSR policy for any business
you can do a google search
you can find a company you value and respect and look for their own CSR
if a company does not have a CSR, please move on and fine one that does
copy and paste (or include a hyperlink to the webpage) of the CSR
Write
2-3 sentences explaining your understanding of CSR and its overall value to long term business success
in solid paragraph or two, an analysis of the company’s CSR policy/statement. What is good, bad, indifferent; how can it be improved, or what should it say? What impressed you and what didn’t?
in one solid paragraph: an analysis of the public CSR statement in terms of writing structure. Is it clear, succinct, and meaningful. Think about tone and word choice, as well as evidence provided (meaning what efforts do they take to demonstrate their actions.
close with 1-2 sentences on what do you think is vital for a strong CSR statement and does this company provide that?