Corporate Social Responsibility Analysis: Kuwait Oil Company (B207B)

This essay critically evaluates the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The analysis, based on the triple bottom line framework, examines the company's economic, social, and environmental responsibilities. The essay highlights KOC's contributions to the economy through job creation, its social initiatives like employee welfare programs and child obesity campaigns, and its environmental efforts such as water and electricity conservation and recycling campaigns. The paper further discusses how these initiatives have helped KOC build a strong brand image, secure corporate governance, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of the business. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of such CSR practices for gaining a competitive advantage in the market. The student's work demonstrates an understanding of CSR principles and their practical application within a real-world context.

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Introduction
Corporate social responsibility can be termed as the responsibilities that are performed by
companies in order to cater to the dynamic needs of the society, the customers and the
environment. CSR activities are gaining popularity day by day and the former are becoming
crucial for the existence of organisations (Tai and Chuang 2014). Good corporate social
responsibility or CSR help in determining the relationship that the company has with the
employees, the customers and the community (Chernev and Blair 2015). Good CSR helps
companies with gaining acceptance from the customer community, helps in promoting loyalty
between the latter and the employees, helps in bolstering the goodwill of the company and most
importantly contributes to the sustainability of the community and the environment (Crowther
and Seifi 2018). The aim of the paper is to critically evaluate the Corporate Social Responsibility
that is performed by The Kuwait Oil Company. The paper will evaluate the performance of the
company in terms of economic, environmental and social responsibilities that that are exercised
by the company.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Kuwait Oil Company is a company that operate in the market by offering oil to the
country of Kuwait. The company was established in 1934 and are also known as Gulf Oil
Corporation and British Petroleum (Kockw.com 2019). The company has been recognised as one
of the oldest companies of the country and have been successful in paying proper attention to the
customer community and the society respectively (Fuccaro 2013).
The company has organised various CRS activities in the past and with various tasks that
are still being carried out extensively. They have carried out activities that help preserve and

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improve the environmental conditions, various employee welfare activities and numerous
activities aimed for the wellbeing of the community and the customers.
Social Responsibilities (People)
The company has been carrying out various social responsibilities with the activities that
they have organised. The company has organised campaigns for promoting better atmospheres in
the workplace (Kockw.com 2019). The Company the importance of employee welfare thus they
have incorporated various activities that determine the long term sustainability of the company.
The child obesity campaign was organised by the company to spread awareness against
the catastrophic consequences of obesity in the community especially for the children of the
community (Kockw.com 2019).
Environmental Responsibilities (Planet)
The company has attained realisation regarding the fact concerning the harmful activities
of that damage the condition of the environment. Thus they have devised campaigns such as
“Save water and electricity” campaigns (Kockw.com 2019). The company has also organised
campaigns such as the “recycling campaign” and the “clean up drive” campaign (Kockw.com
2019). By carrying out such campaigns they have made contributions for the sustainability of the
environment.
Economic responsibility (Profits)
The company has been operating in the market for almost a century. Thus, in order to
ensure the long term sustainability of the company, they have established various functional
departments within the company. The creation of various departments within the company
implies that there will be increased number of job opportunities that will be available for the

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people of the country. Thus they have contributed to the economy by providing employment for
the people of the country. Furthermore, the social and environmental responsibilities that are
performed by the company help in developing the brand image of the company. Thus, the
company have been successful in achieving corporate governance which would contribute to the
long term sustainability financial sustainability of the company.
Analysis
The Kuwait Oil Company has been able to a secure position in the market by conducting
the aforementioned activities (Colgan 2014). The company has catered to the needs of the
people, the planet and profitability. The harmful effects of the environment has resulted in
depletion of the environment and various other abiotic factors. It has been further identified that
the operations of businesses around the world leads to depletion of the essential fossil fuels. The
major operations of the company are concerned with harvesting oil. Thus, the company balances
such activities with the help of campaigns such as conservation of water and electricity along
with campaigns spreading awareness for recycling and collaborative clean-up campaigns.
The efforts of the company regarding improvement of the working conditions for
employees and thus contribute to the welfare of the employees of the organisation. This helps in
generating, the loyalty from the part of the employees which leads to satisfaction, employee
engagement and ultimately leads to high performance outcomes. Campaigns such as awareness
of against obesity of children help in protection of human capital of the community. The
customers of a company are the most important stakeholders of a company (Boxstael et al 2013).
Thus, the company has invested in the campaign intended for the protection of the customer
community.

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By providing contributions in environmental sustainability activities and welfare of the
human capital of the community, they have been able to communicate their visions regarding
corporate social responsibility. The aforementioned activities helps the company in securing
corporate governance and thus helps in sustainability of the profit motives of the company.
Ensuring corporate governance ensures that the company will be able to secure increased
investments from the existing investors and attract new investors. Furthermore, the company has
been able to contribute the economic prosperity of the country by providing employment
opportunities to people across various functional divisions of the company and throughout the
country.
Conclusion
Kuwait Oil Company have been operating in the Gulf country of Kuwait from 1934.
They have been able to identify corporate social responsibility and have implemented various
campaigns in accordance with the same. Campaigns devised for social, economic and
environmental sustainability has been organised by the company. By providing employment
opportunities and catering to the economic needs of the country. Organisation of campaign
regarding conservation of water and electricity, recycling, the clean-up drive campaign and by
spreading awareness about child obesity, they have succeeded in gaining appreciation from
various communities of the country. Furthermore, they have been able to implement and
incorporate corporate governance by justifying the needs of the stakeholders of the company. In
conclusion its can be said that the corporate social responsibility taken up by the company should
be repeated by other companies in the industry as it would help the latter in gaining competitive
advantage in the market.

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