新問題 31
OECD has written about the concept of a ‘pyramid of CSR responsibilities’.
‘Being a good corporate citizen’ is described as being at the highest level of the pyramid, and falls within which of the following sets of responsibilities?
In other words, which of these options shown, is at the highest level of the CSR pyramid?
The order of responsibilities is as follows: economic (be profitable – keep the business going); legal (comply with the law); ethical (act in an ethical way); discretionary (be a good citizen – do things above and beyond eg for the local community, supporting small suppliers, overseas suppliers, etc).
Frankly, any organisation not being economic, legal and ethical needs to take a serious look at itself. Don’t you think?