Preparing for a Professional Career

Preparing for a
Professional Career

INTRODUCTION
Different types of challenges are faced by the various business organisation who are
operating their business functions at the global level and the main reason behind this is the
dynamic business environment (Cheevapruk, Pasunon and Chantuk, 2018). The following report
is based on the corporate social responsibilities which is being considered as one of the most
important ethical issue. The following report is going to discuss about the challenges and the
code of conduct that is being taken into consideration by the company management in order to
solve the issue which is mentioned. Afterwards this report will discussed about the professional
bodies which helps in dealings with these issues. In the end a CPD plan is formulated in this
report that assist in understanding about the detailed learning in the module.
MAIN BODY
TASK A
Corporate Social Responsibility
The corporate social responsibility is basically a management concept in which the
different types of business organizations combines the social as well as environmental concerns.
It has been make sure by the company management that they meet all the needs of the
stakeholders. The corporate social responsibility may be defined as those policies and practices
which are taken into consideration by the company management in order to have a positive
influence all across the globe (Griner and Salmon, 2021). By doing this, they are able to develop
a good image in the market which result in attaining all there goals in a very effective manner. It
is very important for the firm to take care the environment because they get the resources from
environment, so it is there responsibility to use the resources in a very balanced and optimized
manner.
It has been observed that the corporate social responsibilities have a great impact on the
business organisation. TESCO PLC is a well known British multinational brand of United
Kingdom and the company management believes that success can be attain by showing a ethical
behaviour towards the society, workforce and the customers. They offer high quality of goods
and services to their clients and take a proper care of the environment by reducing the carbon
footprints. This not only assists the company in increasing their potential customer base but also
help in develop a good image in the mind of customers.

If they don't do this, then this directly affect their sustainability in the global competitive
market. In the recent time it is very crucial for the company management to take care the
environment because the consumers are well aware about the safety of the environment and the
hygiene. If the company are involves in the CSR then this result in increasing their expenditure
but this give assistance to them in improving their sustainability as well as profits for a long
period of time.
Code of conduct
The proper code of conduct give assistance to the business enterprises to attain the
defined objectives in a very successful manner (Gunderson, 2021). They give respect to their
employees and follow all the principles of business integrity. In relation to the TESCO plc, the
values which are follow by the firm are as follows: -
Integrity
Respect
Responsibility
Pioneering
These values make the TESCO PLC more strong. These practices assist in engaging the
workers and retain them within the company. Wise decisions are taken by them in order to
develop healthy and strong relationship with the stakeholder. Some standards are followed by the
TESCO PLC and all these standards are aligned with the values which give assistance to them
operating effectively. The three pillars has been discussed below: -
 Preventions: -at all the levels they follow the culture.
 Detection: - they motivate the workforce and engage them in the decision making.
 Response: -Effective tools are used by them in order to overlook all the functions and
regularly improves them.
An effective way is provided by the code of conduct which are followed by them. The
management of the company treat all their employees equally so they feel valuable within the
firm (Hallmann and et. al., 2019). In addition to this, the firm also follow the anti pollution
guidelines by which they can work effectively towards he environmental safety. The obeying of
all the code of conduct result in attaining the success.