Analysis of CSR Practices and Professional Bodies in Business

This report delves into the realm of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), examining its significance in the global business environment and its impact on organizations and communities. The report analyzes the CSR practices of Tesco, a multinational company, highlighting its adherence to codes such as labor and human rights, non-discrimination, and health and safety. It explores how these practices contribute to building a positive brand image, employee retention, and a safe working environment. Furthermore, the report discusses the role of professional body organizations, such as Corporate Governance and ethics, Chief Environmental Officer, and CSR business, in addressing CSR issues and promoting sustainable practices. The report concludes by summarizing the positive and negative impacts of CSR, the contributions of professional bodies, and the importance of adhering to codes of conduct for ethical business operations. The CPD plan section reflects on the areas of learning about CSR and its future implications.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Codes of CSR..............................................................................................................................3
Role of Professional Body Organization.....................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
PART 2............................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

PART 1
INTRODUCTION
The global business environment is referred to the combination of various macro
environmental factors such as political, economic, legal, socio-cultural, environmental,
competitive and global etc. which directly impacts corporation’s performance, productivity and
operations as well. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is major contempory ethical issue in
the global business environment. CSR is a type of international private organization self-
regulated which has goal to to give high contribution to the societal objectives of philanthropic,
activist or ethically-oriented practices (Ayalew, 2018). There is an example of CSR such as it has
aim that all organization follows corporate policies that benefits the environment which is major
challenge for the company, because they have to take sustainable practice in their business
activity which impacts on organization’s performance and operations as well (Tallman Luo and
Buckley, 2018). The positive impact of the corporate policies on the organization is this it
supports to build good brand image in the business market. But these policies are quite costly so
it leads financial loss in the company. There are lots of companies that supports to eradicate issue
effectively by following the practice. There are lots of companies which has aim to get
sustainable business performance so they add to the problem. There is an example of Tesco
company which takes CSR practices in their business activities so that can help to maintain
environment.
Codes of CSR
Tesco is a British multinational company that offers high quality food items and non-food
items to the customer across the world. Organization has taken CSR initiatives so that they can
build strong organizational culture in the company and comply governmental policies effectively
(Lasserre, 2017). The main goal of the CSR policy is this company wants to build good brand
image in the customer’s mind and takes competitive advantage from the competitors. Tesco has
conducted numerous codes of CSR in the organization. Codes of CSR are
Labour and human rights
Working hours

According to law, workweeks should not exceed maximum that is set by local law. Only
in emergency or unusual circumstances, a workweek is high restricted 60 hours in which
includes overtimes. In addition, workers or employees allows to take at least one day off per
weeks. As per the rule workers and suppliers must give vocation time, leave period and holidays
as well. Tesco conducts this code in the organization and offers flexible working hour facility to
the worker and employees so that they do not feel pressure.
Non-discrimination
It is another code of CSR that denotes that workers should not be discriminated at the
workplace based on the colour, age, gender, sexual orientation, religions etc. whereas Tesco
conducts this code on its workplace so that individuals can maintain it’s wellbeing in the
organization (Szalay, 2017).
Health and safety
Occupational safety
It is most important code of CSR that has aim to keep individual safe in the workplace.
According to the code, workers must be provided personal protective equipment, in that state
whereas risk can not be controlled by others. Organization provides health and insurance policies
to the individuals at the workplace as per the code and takes feedback from them on time (Lee,
ed., 2017). Company offers protective measures to the staff which can support to keep secure
their personal equipment’s. while health insurance policy maintains employees or workers
wellbeing from the job because according to the policy if individual or group of people suffers
from occupational injury and illness, in that state company pay whole medical charges on the
behalf of workers or employees. Therefore, it leads satisfaction individuals and their family for
the job.
Thus, there are various odes of CSR that has conducted by Tesco which improves the
situation business culture, communities and individual one as well. For example, working hours
code helps company to retain it’s workers or employee in the workplace prolong time. while
workers get change to live their freely instead of pressure (Maisashvili, 2020). As same health
and safety code directs company to make it’s working environment safe which promotes workers

to give high performance within company. On the other hand, this code helps workers as well
because now they can work concern free. Thus, CSR codes of conduct assists to improve
situation of the company as well as individuals.
Role of Professional Body Organization
Corporate Governance and ethics are professional body organization in UK that supports
companies to deal with CSR issues in the global business environment. It creates number of
codes of CSR so that organizations can meet all the policies related to CSR issues in the global
market. second is Chief Environmental Officer is another professional body of the organization
who is the main leader for the CSR activities. It is important department of the organization
because it helps them to deal with CSR issue (Reis and Molento, 2019). CSR business is another
functional body part of the companies because it helps them to develop CSR policies and directs
them to follow strictly in their practices. Above three i.e. corporate governance and ethics, Chief
Environment Officer and CSR policies are the main professional body organization that are best
suited for the companies to overcome the CSR issues. There are some reasons such as corporate
society responsibility business helps organization to keep aware about CSR issues such as
environment pollution, workplace safety etc. and develops policies to deal with these issues.
Whereas Chief Environment Officer supports company to reduce carbon footprint in the product
that impacts weather negatively. Environment concern is another issue of CSR so organizational
body develops some CSR codes for the organization which directs them to take sustainable
practices. Thus, trio professional body organizations play different roles to deal with the CSR
issues and promotes it’s business in the global market (Sullivan and Gouldson, 2016).
CONCLUSION
The brief study provided understanding about ethical issues such as CSR which gave
positive and negative impact on the organization and community. It has been concluded
numerous codes of CSR that has conducted by Tesco in the organization which gave positive
impact on organization such as it helps to build good brand image in the market as well as
increase high turnover of employees in the workplace. It gave negative impact as well such as it
was quite costly process and required high maintenance on time as result impacted financial
infrastructure. While professional body gave high support to the organization and community as

well to followed sustainable practices such as company used sustainable practice in their
operation as result improved quality of the products. whereas community benefited from the
practices they got high quality products and pollution free environment as well. It has been
concluded contribution of professional body and codes of conducts on the CSR issues.
PART 2
CPD PLAN
Area of learning Reflection of
learning
Future implication Action
Scope of CSR I learned numerous
things about the CSR
like it supports
organization to build
brand image and
improvs
organizational culture
in the company. CSR
is not only help
business to maintain
business environment
but also impacts
community positively.
This learning will
support me in future
studies because when I
will study about CSR
scope, stakeholder
engagement etc. helps
me understand things
more effectively.
Another benefit of the
learning is this it will
assist me focus on my
future career as well
because when I will do
job any can then I can
address them about CSR
policies.
 To evaluate
significance
of CSR
It is main objective
whereas I will be
implemented my
learning
effectively. In the
future if I start up
business then I will
applied all CSR
practices.
Role of professional
body organization
I leaned about various
professional body
organization such as
corporate society
responsibility,
Corporate
I learned about
professional body of the
organization which will
supported me in future
studies as well because
still I learned this how
 To evaluate
impact of
professional
body
organization

Governance and
ethics
Chief Environment
Officer etc. integral
part of organization
which assists them to
work in direction and
helps to resolve CSR
issues effectively.
they support
organization but I do not
know process of
professional body
organizational. It will
study in the future as
result increase
acknowledgment.
I can implement
this learning in the
research project if I
get this project. As
I know it is spotted
topic from past few
years, so it has
large scope in
future as well.
Professional
practices of CSR
codes
I learned about codes
of CSR that
influenced my interest
while studying
because there are
numerous codes of
CSR such as labour
and human rights,
health and safety,
environmental, ethics
and management
system which shapes
organization to deal
with all CSR business
and promotes it’s
business in the global
market. When I study
each code in which
contain number of
principles for the
company and
This learning will assist
me in the future studies
because I do not have to
read about codes of CSR
policies and I guide
another one as well who
takes in wrong practices.
This learning will help
me in career as well
because if I start up
business then I can
implement these codes
in my practices
effectively.
 To
determine
codes of
CSR in the
business
I learned about
CSR codes so I will
be implemented in
future when I will
start up my
business and
learning helps me
to take right
decision in future.

individuals as well so
they can get
economical growth.
For example I read
about Ethics code
whereas I got to know
that if any
organization or
suppliers in the
organization catch red
handed while doing
corruption, extortion
in that state take
immediate
termination action
against person.

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