According to this study there are many different reasons for companies to engage in CSR. In our study we found that the company engages in CSR in order to improve their reputation and image. Furthermore, by participating in CSR the company could keep their market position as CSR can give the company a competitive advantage. In this study we found that the company engages in CSR as they have economical incitements. In our opinion many companies use CSR in order to increase financial performance.
A company’s main goal is usually to serve the interest of shareholders and maximize profit. So why would the company use CSR if it would not pay off? The fact that CSR engagement has increased the last years can indicate that companies uses CSR as a
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Fediuk) which conclude that the global coffee company, Starbucks, was chosen as case study due to its position as market leader within its field of business. In addition, the company is engaged in numerous social, ethical and environmental responsible activities, and is considered a 8
major player within CSR. Starbucks has integrated its CSR initiatives as a part of its strategy, which is evident through its corporate website. As a global company ,it has a wide range of stakeholders, who all have different information needs and expectations from the company.
Based on the four-part content analysis of Starbucks’ corporate website, it was determined that Starbucks is successfully differentiating its CSR communication and tailoring it to address these diverse stakeholder groups. Starbucks utilizes different online communication devices in order to expand its target audience and reach of its CSR communication. The content of the community subpage is specifically targeted at Starbucks’ customers and employees, while the CSR report, ethical sourcing and environmental stewardship sections are targeted at suppliers, NGOs, investors, regulators and
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The results indicate that the higher the influence the CSR policy has on the consumer’s decision, the higher the social, emotional and functional value they derive from it. The same goes for the importance of CSR: the more important the consumer finds CSR, the higher the emotional, functional and social value they derive from it and the lower the supply value. The influence of the CSR policy on a consumer’s decision to go to Bio-Planet and the importance a consumer attributes to CSR are clearly linked, so these results are consistent. We have to be careful with these conclusions though because there was no significant difference found between all the different groups. Based on our results it does seem to be the case that the CSR policy of Bio-Planet has an influence on the consumer’s purchase decision as actually 82.7% of the respondents consider CSR to be their main motivator to shop at
Verizon’s CSR shows the strategy dimension of ‘high centrality’ (Burke and Logsdon 1996). It can be found that some of Verizon’s CSRs are targeted to improve the environment, which includes reducing the carbon footprint, helping customers reduce their energy use and environmental impact and so forth (Verizon 2015). The effort that Verizon takes towards society shows that Verizon’s CSR is highly central with their purpose which is to sustain the environment (Verizon 2015). Verizon’s CSR strategy is to be economically efficient and its CSR helps to reduce the operating cost and deals with environmental issues (Conley and Williams 2005). In this way, Verizon shows satisfactory CSR performance.
The consumers have the ability to increase the environmental sustainability. When National Geographic researches about this issue, it got the statistic from many consumers around 18 countries (para.4.5). So it found a few of American consumers able to live sustainably, and they feel not so much guilt. In the contrary, the consumers of Chains and India promote to live sustainably, and they feel more guilt (para.6). However, the people cannot live sustainably without awareness about the sustainability and
It is true that the United States is the world largest economy based on GDP. It is famous for numerous huge brands in the World. For instance, in the field of technology and social networking, American Brands such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc. always take the lead in this market. In terms of food, we can not deny the succeed of McDonald or Duckin’ Donuts. And in the coffee markets, there is a firm which changed the way Americans and people around the world view and consume coffee - Starbucks.
6.4 Ethical Sourcing Howard Schultz to take a comprehensive approach to ethical sourcing, using responsible purchasing practices; farmer support; economic, social and environmental standards; industry collaboration and community development programs. The cornerstone of his approach is Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first sustainability standards of coffee.
Political • Growing demand and supply shortage has increased world coffee prices. • Favorable advantage to accessing raw material through supplier relationships. • Fair-trade practices include its Coffee and Farmers Equity (C.A.F.E.) program among other fair trade policies and agreements. • Starbucks adheres to local, national and international government laws and policies and tightly control labour practices, avoiding scrutiny and negative imagery from being a large corporation. Economic • High industry sensitivity to the macroeconomic factors affecting disposable income, a main industry driver.
It is the firm’s obligation to evaluate in its decision-making processes the effects of its decisions on the external social system in a manner that will accomplish social benefits along with the traditional economic gains, which the firm seeks. It means that social responsibility begins where the law ends. A firm is not being socially responsible if it merely complies with the minimum requirements of the law, because this is what any good citizen would do.” A firm will not survive without the support of both the stakeholders and shareholders, thus the CSR proposes the indication which states that a firm can never exist In a vacuum (Khalidah et. al.).
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) relates to the actions of an organization and the effects on the environment and social wellbeing. It is about the way that the company assesses its actions and takes responsibility for this. (Investopedia, n.d.) CSR is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental issues in their business operations and interactions with stakeholders . The company aims to achieve a balance of economic, environmental and social objectives, while also listening to the needs of stakeholders.
On the contrary, the practice of CSR is an important consideration for long-term investment as it can help generate more profit in the future. In this report, Nestlé would be one of the good examples to illustrate those concepts. Nestlé is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. The company believes that by creating value for the shareholder and the public, it will have long-term sustainability.
Businesses have been playing a crucial role in people’s lives. No matter what they go or what the occupations they are; people are drawn to get involved in businesses. However, behind the scenes of the business thriving, the environment is deteriorated each day. Many development schemes are come up with the plan related with the depletion of the environment (Shah, 2002). Because of people and environmental damages, attentions were drawn to corporations for ensuring their sustainabilities.
Furthermore, it is noted that customers, particularly from developed nations like UK, France and Italy are more and more concerned about their health and the report on individual health expenditure over the last decade by OECD (2011) has confirmed that. The report shows that customers are becoming more inquisitive in the type, nature, origin and the processing method of materials in which, apparel and clothing firms uses in producing their product. Thus, demanding for transparency and accountability. Consequently, many customers have gone green and they are persistently advocating for sustainable and ethical activities of firms (Johansson, 2010; Pookulangara
Davis (as cited by Khalidah, Zulkufly, & Lau, 2014) defined Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as “… the firm’s consideration of, and response to, issues beyond the narrow economic, technical, and legal requirements of the firm. It is the firm’s obligation to evaluate in its decision-making processes the effects of its decisions on the external social system in a manner that will accomplish social benefits along with the traditional economic gains, which the firm seeks. It means that social responsibility begins where the law ends. A firm is not being socially responsible if it merely complies with the minimum requirements of the law, because this is what any good citizen would do.” A firm will not survive without the support of both the stakeholders and shareholders, thus the CSR proposes the indication which stats that a firm can never exist In a vacuum (Khalidah et.
The organization I work for, Starbucks is highly diversified. In my opinion, Starbucks successfully employs each of the seven diversity components: “authentic leadership commitment, clear organizational communication, inclusive recruitment practices, long-term retention strategies, incorporating diversity into main work of the organization, diversity management metrics, and expansive external relationships” (CanÌas, Sondak 2014). With that being said, Starbucks could improve by incorporating diversity into main work of the organization. One way Starbucks proves their commitment to diversity is authentic by holding a diverse board of directors. Of the seven board members, three are women and one of these women is of an African descent.
IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC FACTORS ON STARBUCKS The ongoing global economic recession is the prime external economic driver for Starbucks. As I already mentioned, this factor dented the profitability of Starbucks. This has convinced buyers to shift to cheaper alternatives. As they did not quit buying coffee, Starbucks should seek an opportunity here. The company has to deal with rising labor and operational costs.
Ethical issue in Starbucks Starbucks, an American coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington, is the world largest coffee retailer chain in the world having more than 21,000 stores in 65 countries (Starbucks website, n.d.). In United States, Starbucks owned 12,973 stores (Starbucks Company Statistics, 2014), which is more than 73% of the market shares of the United States coffeehouse industry. Hence, Starbucks possesses monopoly power in the specialty coffee market. Enjoying monopoly position, Starbucks plan to completely dominate the market by eliminating competition. Starbucks engages in a range of anti-competitive activities.
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