MGMT703: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report

This report provides an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate Responsiveness (CR), and Corporate Social Performance (CSP) within the context of business ethics and stakeholder management. The report examines a company's expressed CSR commitments through the lens of corporate sustainability, focusing on its social, economic, and environmental responsibilities. The analysis includes an evaluation of the company's actions and achievements, considering both the arguments for and against CSR engagement. The report also highlights the tangible results of CSR initiatives, such as financial assistance to customers and the completion of renewable energy projects. Furthermore, it discusses the potential risks associated with human rights violations and the importance of maintaining integrity. The study references various sources to support its claims and offers insights into the company's approach to sustainability and its impact on society and the environment. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the company's CSR efforts and their effectiveness in promoting ethical business practices.

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a) Corporate Social Responsibility is a business model that is self-regulatory in its
approach, thereby making itself responsible to the causes of the society. It is also
noted by the name of the corporate citizenship. The corporate social responsibility can
be noted in the areas of Customer Service and in the domain of the environment
related concern (Carroll & Buchholtz, 2015).
As far the service towards the customers are concerned the company focuses upon
excellent, dependable and focused. While in terms of the concern towards the
environment. The culture of the Berkshire Hathaway Energy is aimed towards
developing the excellence service towards the customer. As such the contribution of
the company is noted in the portion where the attempts have been taken towards
ensuring the goods towards the lives of the customers. The company has also made
commitments towards the society where they function (brkenergy.com, 2019).
In terms of its responsibilities towards the concern of the environment, the major steps
taken towards being responsible, diverse and strategic. The company has been
considered as a leader in the terms of its renewable resources. As such the company
follows the principle of RESPECT, in order to cut down the impact the firm is having
on the environment as well as generation to come forth (brkenergy.com, 2019).
Social- The responsibility of the company towards the society have made it make the
reliable and dependable for the customers. Such attributes have been added by
exceptional services and the fair priced product that the company produces to the
customers (brkenergy.com, 2019).
Economic- Being the leading industry in the solar power generation, the organization
has committed to ensure the benefits to the stakeholders in terms of the finance and
economy.

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Environment- As per the factor of the environment is concerned the organization
imposes importance on the impact that the operation of the country is having on the
environment and this includes the company cutting down the extensive depletion in
the natural resources (brkenergy.com, 2019).
b) Corporate Responsiveness as published in the 10-K report issued buy the company
1. Northern natural Gas along with the Kern River h=Gas has facilitated the agency’s
natural Gas Star and the programs related to methane Challenges.
2. As a member of the Nation’s Energy Future Coalition, the company has been
aided by the natural gas value chain that concentrated its focus on the
determination of the policies and the solutions from a technical perspective.
3. In the year 2018 material along with time and labor has been donated to create the
bird nest in order to provide shelter to the endangered species.
4. The company has published the sustainability report to the customers claiming the
threats that the company has towards the issues related to society as well as
environment.
5. The company has faced risks in terms of the impact created on the environment,
the abuse of the human rights related issues, responsibility to the products and the
society.
6. Partnership with local community leaders have aided the organization to achieve
the expansion in the field of Oregon centered 100% of energy that are renewable.
7. The collaboration with Pacific Crop has added advantages to the company in
terms of the renewable energy sustainable goal (Cooper, 2017).
8. American Home service has facilitated the automated delivery to the customers
9. Pipeline group functions with integrity
10. The pipelines deliverability unmatched to its components (brkenergy.com, 2019)

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c) Tangible and significant result
1. The BHE renewables in the year 2018 had achieved its completion of the latest
solar project with the capacity of generating 98 mega watts of solar power.
2. The company has secured $500,000 assistance to the customers in terms of the
energy bill.
3. The company has secured to retain its position as the leaders in the maintaining
the satisfaction of the customers (brkenergy.com, 2019)
d) i) The abuse and the human rights related issues have served the company
detrimentally. It is primarily because of the human rights violations and the abuse has
failed the company to maintain the integrity that it is supposed to extend towards the
employees (Grayson & Hodges, 2017)
ii) The assistance that it has provided to the customers in the terms of the finance has
aided the company to adhere to its CSR values (brkenergy.com, 2019).

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References
brkenergy.com. (2019). Retrieved 17 February 2020, from
https://www.brkenergy.com/assets/pdf/corporate-brochure.pdf
Carroll, A. B., & Buchholtz, A. K. (2015). Corporate citizenship: social responsibility,
responsiveness, and performance. Classics of organization theory, 439.
Cooper, S. (2017). Corporate social performance: A stakeholder approach. Routledge.
Grayson, D., & Hodges, A. (2017). Corporate social opportunity!: Seven steps to make
corporate social responsibility work for your business. Routledge.