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BSBSUS601 Lead corporate social responsibility
Elements
To achieve competency in this unit students must demonstrate their ability to:
1. Identify context for corporate social responsibility
2. Establish corporate social responsibility policy
3. Monitor and evaluate corporate social responsibility
Assessment - Short Answer
Question 1
Complete the table below.
a. Identify the state/territory of your organisation/workplace.
b. Identify the type of industry of your organisation/workplace.
c. Name at least one legislation (Act of Parliament) relating to corporate social responsibility that is relevant to your organisation/workplace.
Note: In case federal legislation has corresponding legislation specific to your state/territory, you must use the state/territory-specific legislation.
Identify at least two key provisions of the identified legislation that your organisation must be compliant with.
Indicate the clause or specific section within the legislation where you accessed each key provision.
d. Name at least one covenant relating to corporate social responsibility.
Identify at least two key provisions of the named covenant.
e. Name at least one code of practice applicable to your organisation, or to the type of industry of your workplace/organisation.
Codes of practice identified must also be applicable to your state/territory.
Identify at least two key provisions of the identified code of practice.
Question 2
List the six practices for integrating social responsibility throughout an organisation recommended under Clause 7 of ISO 26000:2010.
Question 3
Complete the table below.
a. Identify organisational objectives and elements of culture that can be used when developing a corporate social responsibility policy for your workplace/organisation.
i. At least two organisational objectives
ii. Any one element of organisational culture
b. For each objective and the element of culture identified, in your own words, briefly describe how they can be used when developing corporate social responsibility policy.
c. Name the source of information (resource, material or human resource) accessed to identify the organisational objectives and elements of culture.
Question 4
Answer the following questions about organisational goals, drivers/objectives and expected benefits as key guiding factors for corporate social responsibility strategy, in your own words.
a. Organisational goals
Identify at least two organisational goals. In your own words, briefly explain how each organisational goal can guide corporate social responsibility strategy for your workplace/organisation.
b. Drivers or objectives
Identify at least two organisational drivers or objectives. In your own words, briefly explain how each organisational driver or objective can guide corporate social responsibility strategy for your workplace/organisation.
c. Expected benefits
Identify at least two expected benefits from corporate social responsibility for your organisation. In your own words, briefly explain how each expected benefit can guide corporate social responsibility strategy for your workplace/organisation.
Question 5
Identify at least two opportunities for corporate social responsibility in your workplace/organisation. For each opportunity identified, briefly explain in your words, how it can be used for corporate social responsibility implementation and operation in your workplace/organisation.
Question 6
Complete the table below.
a. Identify at least two barriers to corporate social responsibility implementation and operation in an organisation.
b. For each barrier identified, describe at least one possible strategy on how the organisation can address the barrier and resolve problems.
Question 7
Complete the table below.
a. Identify at least three relevant stakeholders for corporate social responsibility in your organisation.
b. For each relevant stakeholder identified, describe at least one key decision that they will provide relating to corporate social responsibility.
Question 8
Complete the table below.
a. Identify the type of industry in your workplace/organisation.
b. Identify any two Sustainable Development Goals listed in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030, that are relevant to your organisational context and industry. For each identified Sustainable Development Goal, briefly describe in your own words how your organisation's corporate social responsibility can be aligned with it.
Question 9
Read the following scenario.
Your organisation has introduced a new corporate social responsibility strategy. You have been assigned the task of leading the integration of the corporate social responsibility strategy with the organisational policies and practices.
Provided below are common scenarios that may arise due to the change. Identify at least one appropriate change management technique that can address each scenario.
a. As executive management has not officially released the corporate social responsibility strategy in any internal forums, employees are not convinced about the need for integrating corporate social responsibility strategy in workplace policies and practices.
b. Heads of two functions/departments within the organisation disagree on one of the integration mechanisms for corporate social responsibility.
c. Employees are resisting some changes required in doing their day-to-day work as a result of corporate social responsibility integration.
Question 10
Complete the table below.
a. Describe a scenario, in your own words, when you could use consultation as a strategy for maximising stakeholder engagement in corporate social responsibility.
b. Name any three stakeholder consultation techniques with varying intensity of engagement that can be adopted.
Question 11
Complete the table below on strategies and techniques which can be used to generate ideas and options during the stakeholder engagement process for establishing corporate social responsibility objectives in your workplace/organisation.
a. Identify a broad strategy for generating ideas on corporate social responsibility objectives.
For the strategy identified, name any two stakeholder consultation techniques which can be used for generating ideas.
b. Identify a broad strategy for generating options for the course of action to be taken to achieve corporate social responsibility objectives.
For the strategy identified, name any two stakeholder consultation techniques which can be used for generating options.
Question 12
Complete the table below on communication strategies and techniques which can be used to distribute corporate social responsibility policy documentation to all stakeholders.
a. Identify two broad communication strategies.
b. For each communication strategy identified, name any two communication techniques which can be used to distribute corporate social responsibility policy documentation to all stakeholders.