You are working for a well-known sports clothing manufacturer. Your company has recently received a lot of bad publicity because of investigations and reports in the press about human rights and conditions for workers in factories used by the company. Workers have reported abuse, low wages and poor physical working environments. There is a code of conduct for suppliers but no means of ensuring it is adhered to. This issue has caused the company to consider other corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues such as carbon neutrality and recycling. It has become apparent to senior managers that a CSR policy is needed but the Board must be convinced of this. You have been asked to write a report on current corporate social responsibility issues facing the business, which the senior management team will consider at their next meeting before discussing with the Board.

Task 

Produce an explanatory report for the senior management team which covers the following:

1. An analysis of the regulatory framework for CSR. Break into parts and examine each part of the regulatory framework for CSR in a named country. The framework is likely to include health and safety, human rights and employment legislation.

2. An analysis of environmental issues in CSR. Identify the main environmental issues in CSR and examine each issue in detail. Reference to current research or theory may support the analysis.

3. An analysis of social and community issues in CSR. Examine a range of social and community issues in CSR which may include social enterprise, volunteering, employing socially disadvantaged and disabled people and sponsorship.

4. Assess changing attitudes to CSR. Assess changing attitudes in terms of opportunities for the organisation, greater commitment by leadership and expectations from the wider community. The assessment must lead to judgements.

5. Evaluate the success of a chosen organisation in managing CSR issues. This may be an organisation which you have worked for, or one that you can research (name specific organisation). The work produced must make judgements about the organisation’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of its success in managing CSR issues.

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