Samsung Group upholds a belief in shared responsibility — to its people, the planet and the society. Samsung Electronics produces a sustainability report that includes the company’s profiles as well as its economic, environmental, and social performance indicators to ensure the full sharing of information across all sectors.
a. Describe the Samsung business principles.
b. Discuss five ways that Samsung acts as a responsible citizen.
c. List some of the quantitative indicators used to report on Samsung’s sustainability performance.
d. Discuss if sustainability performance enhances or hinders financial performance.
e. The sustainability report is produced using the Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Summarise the GRI. Your summary should include the organisation, the priorities, the reporting framework and the global reach of GRI.