consider not only the bottom line and their investors but also their impacts on the community, their employees, and their customers. Home Depot was founded on the idea that treating employees well is an important responsibility. Home Depot believes employees that are well treated will serve the company well. Home Depot was also founded on the importance of corporate community involvement, and is currently focusing its community efforts on at-risk youth, affordable housing, the environment and disaster preparedness
comprehensive philanthropic initiatives that support and intertwine housing, education, food security, technology, and more. Publix is consistently taking strides to become more sustainable, environmentally friendly, and beneficial to the local community. By breaking down sustainability into 3 core concepts: social justice, environmental integrity, and economic prosperity, an objective analysis can be made about the current Publix sustainability model. VERY wordy. Go through line by line and eliminate
live up to the highest standards when serving our customers, shareowners, communities, and each other”, Verizon aligns their overall goal to “design, build, and operate global networks, information systems and mobile technologies that connect people, grow businesses and economies, and improve communities” (Verizon.com). The portal to Verizon’s success lies in their persistence of accomplishments and commitment to communities, consumers, the environment, and reliance to shareholders. Verizon’s website
to plastic in 1947 and by 1949 had assembled more than 200 plastic toys. Christiansen devised the term “LEGO" for a company name; LEGO is derived from the Danish words "leg godt" signifying "play well". The world’s third biggest toy maker owned by family investment firm Kirkbi A/S is well known for their notable multi-colored, plastic building blocks. Chose LEGO because I was genuinely interested in how a company that has been around for 80+ years with a strong world presence handles social and
There are at times a contradiction between staff welfare and organisational objectives. Stated in all provisions’ P.D.P.’s in West Kent this year was ‘Discuss and document with manager in a timely manner and be proactive to work towards meeting FSC target 4.2% sickness levels’ (See below). This target has put pressure on staff to come into work at times when they should have stayed away. It is the responsibility of the individual manager to ensure certain areas are covered with policy and procedure
CSR Case Study: The Home Depot Giving back to communities Prepared for: Interdepartmental Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons Learned Final Home Depot Case Study 1 Corporate Overview Home Depot was founded in 1978, and has grown to become the world’s largest home improvement retailer and the second largest retail chain in the USA with total sales of $53.6 billion in 2001. The company employs a workforce of more than 250
■ Europe 99,700 14.8 7.6 IKEA Sustainability Repor t 2009 2 Content INTROdUCTION LETTER fROm THE CEO LETTER fROm THE SUSTAINAbILITy mANAGER GOvERNANCE STAKEHOLdERS LIST Of KEy ORGANISATIONS 4 5 6 8 10 COmmUNITIES IKEA SOCIAL INITIATIvE OTHER COmmUNITy PROJECTS 43 46 ENvIRONmENT ENvIRONmENTAL fOCUS AREAS PROdUCTS 49 51 54 59 62 63 66 68 70 71 SUPPLIERS COdE Of CONdUCT IwAy CHILd LAbOUR HOmE fURNISHING SUPPLIERS fOOd SUPPLIERS CATALOGUE SUPPLIERS TRANSPORT SERvICE PROvIdERS
profoundly segregated South, her family and community provided her with an alternate environment, in which she was encouraged to achieve. Racism, she learned, was other people’s problem, not hers. Author Malcolm Gladwell described a charter school in the South Bronx, New York, that replaces a culture of futility with one in which effort and reward are directly connected; 80% of the school’s graduates go to college, becoming, in many cases, the first in their families to do so. Similarly, it is a company’s
approach – The growing reach of Octopus – Gaming and virtual money – A view from the bottom of the pyramid – mHITs in Australia 29 Regulations and standards 40 Risks and challenges 44 About KPMG © 2007 KPMG, a Hong Kong partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. All rights reserved. 2 Mobile payments in Asia Pacific Introduction from Sean Choi and David Collins Seung Hwan
profoundly segregated South, her family and community provided her with an alternate environment, in which she was encouraged to achieve. Racism, she learned, was other people’s problem, not hers. Author Malcolm Gladwell described a charter school in the South Bronx, New York, that replaces a culture of futility with one in which effort and reward are directly connected; 80% of the school’s graduates go to college, becoming, in many cases, the first in their families to do so. Similarly, it is a company’s