P5DMALK12-1
In this tutorial you will learn:
- That as a manager, you have a responsibility for the 'triple bottom line' of an organisation
- About the differences between CSR and sustainability
- Some of the different types of CSR and sustainability activities an organisation may choose to partake in
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning reading text
- ‘Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility’ webpage on the Sustainable Business Toolkit website
- ‘Ethical leadership, decision-making, and organizations’ webpage on the Business Balls website
- ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable business: A guide to leadership tasks and functions’ by the Center for Creative Leadership
- ‘Tone from the Top: Transforming words into action’ by PriceWaterhouseCooper
- ‘Summary: Setting the tone – Ethical business leadership’ by Philippa Foster Back, published by the Institute of Business Ethics
- Research the impact of corporate social responsibility and sustainability on leadership and management. Focus your research on:
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- ‘Robert Guest, US Editor - The Economist, in conversation with: Paul Polman, CEO - Unilever’ on the Zamyn Forum website. This conversation follows on from a lecture Paul Polman gave on ‘Sustainability, citizenship and the environment’, which can be found in the Events tab of this website, or on YouTube.
- ‘Getting a return on social investment’ webpage on the Institute of Leadership and Managament website. Click to read this article by Tony Hawkhead.
- ‘Green businesses: Establishing a CSR policy’ webpage on the Institute of Leadership and Managament website. Click to read this article by Helen Mayson.
- Click to access the online magazine ‘Business Ethics’, this magazine contains articles and resources on corporate responsibility.
- Click to access the sustainable business section of The Guardian. You will find a wealth of articles and resources on the social and environmental impacts of business.
- Click to read ‘Recovery of trust: Case studies of organisational failures and trust repair’ by Graham Dietz and Nicole Gillespie, published by the Institute of Business Ethics.
- Click to access the website of the professional membership body for the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. This website has a wealth of information on environmentally friendly policy and practices in the ‘Reading Room’ and ‘Policy’ sections.
- Research ISO standards relevant to your organisation, pay particular attention to the ISO 14000 family of standards.
- Click to access the website of the Environment Agency. This website has information and guidance on EA services, such as waste and permits.
- Find and read ‘Business Ethics and Values: Individual, Corporate and International Perspectives’, by Colin Fisher and Alan Lovell, published by Financial Times / Prentice Hall. N.B. You do not need to buy this book; your local library service should have a copy.
- Think And Challenge
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