Project Report: Managing CSR for XXX Restaurant Food Wastage Reduction

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project undertaken by XXX restaurant, with the primary objective of reducing food wastage. The introduction emphasizes the importance of effective management in achieving business goals and highlights the role of CSR in enhancing organizational effectiveness and stakeholder relations. Part A defines the project's aims and objectives, including strategies to achieve sustainable development and address food wastage. It outlines the project's scope, including stakeholders, ethical norms, social well-being, and stakeholder satisfaction, while excluding market competitors and investors. The report also details success criteria, project assumptions related to cost, time, and quality. Part 2 focuses on the implementation plan, including strategic planning, evaluation, vision creation, and team member selection. The report includes a Gantt chart, a log book, and a work breakdown structure to manage the CSR activities effectively.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
PART A......................................................................................................................................3
A. Definition...............................................................................................................................3
PROBLEM STATEMENT.........................................................................................................3
Project Strategies........................................................................................................................4
Project Objectives.......................................................................................................................4
Project Scope Statement ............................................................................................................5
SUCCESS CRITERIA ...............................................................................................................6
PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS.......................................................................................................6
PART 2.......................................................................................................................................7
2. Implementation plan......................................................................................................7
Schedule Gantt chart.........................................................................................................9
LOG BOOK..............................................................................................................................10
Work breakdown structure..............................................................................................13
3. Project process......................................................................................................................15
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
Managing activities is an essential part of an organisations to attain their business
objectives in time, all of the companies which are working on the national and international
level is taking management seriously which help to them to attain their business objectives
(den Hertog,van der Aa and de Jong, 2010). Many of the organisations are using CSR to
increase their effectiveness for the society which can help to the company to improve their
workings as per the needs of the society. Corporate Social Responsibility is based on the
society needs an demands which can help to the company to promote their business in the
target society and it can help to the company to increase their promotions and make a their
business relations with the society. This report is based on the XXX restaurant which is
having focus to reduce food wastage in the organisation. This report is containing aims and
objectives of the CSR and project management plan which can help to the restaurant to make
CSR activities. Work break down structure and Gantt chart can be help full for the company
to manage all of the CSR activities according to the time.
PART A
P1 Project aims and objectives
A business approach to manage effective development in the economical, social and
environmental benefits to all of the stake holders. CSR activities are having based on the
social needs to provide their services on these social cause.
XXX restaurant is working in the food sector and it is essential for the organisation to
manage all of the departments of the restaurant. And for successful and smooth operations of
business the management has to take certain steps (Edmonds, 2011). There are certain
questions which can be asked to solve the problems and issues and these are:
 what is the role of corporate social responsibility that can help XXX in attaining the
competitive edge over its competitors.
 What is the extent to which CSR activities can help in attaining objectives of XXX.
 What could be the importance of these activities and how they can be applies in the
organisation.

Project Strategies
The strategies in XXX are made to accomplish the aim of implementing corporate
social responsibilities and to achieve sustainable development. The problem that the cited
entity were facing is related to the wastage of food. There are lots of wastage happening from
the leftovers of the customers (Smith, Binns and Tushman, 2010). The strategies need to be
followed for the effective implementation are:
 the employer should encourage the employees to contribute their efforts in reducing
food wastage.
 The management of the XXX restaurant made the provision to fund the CSR activities
from their pre tax profits.
 CSR strategies should be told to the stakeholders as it will improve the reputation of
the organisation in the eyes of its stakeholders and in general public.
 The staff of the restaurant should be well trained about the management of food
wastage and they should make proper use of food that is wasted by customers.
 There must be made a separate department for managing the CSR activities and these
should be initiated with very enthusiastically.
Project Objectives
 The main objective of the project is to analyse the extent to which it helps to gain the
competitive advantage over the other restaurants.
 To determine the level to which it can improve the efficiency and reputation of the
restaurant.
 To determine the consequences that is related with the implementation of these
corporate social responsibilities (Keller, Parameswaran and Jacob, 2011).
 To determine the benefit that the community and society at large is getting from these
activities.
Smart formula is used for achieving these objectives:
◦ the objective must be specific that is the objective of the CSR activity is to reduce
food wastage.
◦ The measure of the level of food that is being wasted must be calculated.
◦ Time required for this activity is 6 months. Within this time entire wastage must
be eliminated.

◦ The project that has been undertaken is realistic and is achievable
Project Scope Statement
This is relevant for the organisation this will exclude the factors that are not important. The
factors that are relevant for the organisation are included in this so that they can contribute
their efforts and make the implementation of corporate social responsibility a success.
Included scope:
 stakeholders: the stakeholders plays a very important role in the implementing the
activities. As they are the parties which are interested in the restaurant's business and
they want it to grow as in return they will grow. These parties include shareholders,
suppliers, creditors, competitors and government.
 Ethical norms: the company that follows ethical values are the one that gain success
in the market (Shattock, 2010). They have a very good goodwill in the market. They
follow ethical cultures and their employees and staff remain happy and they make the
customers happy and satisfied.
 Social well being: CSR is having an objective of the social benefits as the
organisation is having CSR objective to reduce the food waste in the organisation. So
they have to make those type of activities which can help to the company to arrange
their activities. So this is a core factors of the CSR which can help and support to the
organisation to increase the social well being by their acts.
 Satisfaction of the stakeholders: It is essential for the company to make positive
activities on the social cause as the XXX restaurant is having an aim on the food waste
so it is essential for them to make satisfy their stakeholders by their CSR activities.
Excluded scope: the people that are not relevant in the CSR activities they are not a part of
the CSR. People like competitors and investors are not involved in the CSR activities so the
XXX restaurant has to make those types for plans which can not make an impact on the stake
holders. Some of the points are here which are excluded from the CSR program of the
company;
 Market competitors: Competitors are not involved in to the CSR many is the
companies are having rivalry with the XXX so it is essential for the company to make
a proper planning on the CSR activities by which they can ensure their won benefits
and social benefits in the CSR.

 Investors: Each and every organisation is having their investors which help to the
organisation to make their business activities which gives a return on the investment
on their business. CSR can make an additional pressure on the company so it is
essential for the company to manage their CSR program in an appropriate manner
which can reduce the pressure of the CSR on their investors. As the XXX restaurant is
having CSR on the food wastage which can reduce their production cost also and
creates m9ore benefits for the organisation.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
It is essential for the XXX restaurant to determine a success criteria which can help to
the organisation to make adjustments in their CSR activities accordingly. So they have to
make tehir success criteria to measure their activities on the basis of this;
Cost of production: As the organisation is working in the food processing and they are
providing foods to the customers and they are having an objective to make CSR in the food
wastage which supports to the organisation to reduce their internal cost of production.
Customers satisfaction: Customers are involved in to the CSR and as the XXX restaurant is
having CSR in to the food wastage so it is essential for the company to make their activities in
a manner which can impress their customers and as well as to motivate them also to them to
reduce the food waste while taking lunch and dinner in to the restaurant.
Public relation: CSR activities are based on the stakeholders and organisation so it is
essential for the company to make their better relationship with the customers and targeted
public. So they have to make a better relationship with the targeted customers by their CSR
activities (Shattock, 2010). They have to measure their CSR activities on the basis of the
public relation to ensure the public benefits and personal benefits also.
PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS
As the company is working in the CSR in the food wastage so it can help to the
company to reduce the internal expenditure of the organisation and as well as it can reduce
the cost of production by enhancing the use of the raw material. This project is based on the
cost, time and quality of the products. so here are some points which can define the
assumptions;

Cost: It can reduce the cost of the products which made by the XXX restaurant which is
profitable for them.
Time: It can reduce the production time by enhancing the use of raw material.
Quality: Use of raw material in an efficient manner can help to the organisation to increase
the quality of the products.
PART 2
2. Implementation plan.
Strategic plan is to make of the organization without the means of putting them in the
place. implementation is the important part of the strategic planning process if the
organization wants make an strategic plan then they have to include the implementation plan
in it so that they can achieve it(Gharajedaghi., 2011). the implementation plans are different
from the organization to the other organization. it use to depend fully on the strategic plan
which is actually is been made some of the plans which has to be taken in implementing the
strategy: Evaluate the strategic plan, the first step in the implementation, it is important to
know the actual plan. and it is important to make note of the plans which can be changed it is
necessary to know about the plans which are not true and it have high in cost, or it can
consume time or the money. there should be an back-up plan ready so that if any ideas can
fail then it can be applied. create a vision for implementing the strategic plan, the vision is an
part or an idea to achieve the goals and the objectives of the organization by making the plans
and by following the steps so that it can be able to complete the things which has to be
completed. it is necessary to know about the result and to know that why it is important in this
to everyone so there will no problems arise by this(Keller., ParameswaranLaw., Chenand
Wu., 2010). there should be an clear and proper to picture of the strategic plans which can
help in achieving it. selection of the team members to help in implementing the strategic plan,
there should be an proper team which can understand the use of the purpose by which is
been plan and to understand the steps which are been involved in it. the proper responsibilities
has to be given to any person so that they can do this in an proper manner. there should be an
proper meeting so that they can make all the plans properly, in the meeting they should
present the list of the goals and the objectives and they should discuss the strategic plans with
all the teams which has to be accomplished so that is there is any problem regarding the

things can be done in it and the changes which are to be made in the plans so that they can
make and schedule it again. there should be an reward system which can be make success
during the implementation process. the upper management should be involved where it is
appropriate, there should be an proper planning or the information which is happening and the
process report has to be provided on the implementation plan(Mathur., Mathurand Kenyon.,
2012). the management of the organization should be included in it so they also can know
about the process of the implementations, as because the management can be able to tell
about the changes which are been occurred.

Schedule Gantt chart
It is a horizontal presentation of several lines which shows and guide the organization and the
project manager about the time to complete the given project. It is scheduling of the time,
which task has to be carried out first and as on.
LOG BOOK
Implementation of the CSR activities weekly basis
Week 1
1.1 Update on weekly research/research achieved

Points to consider:
What have you completed? Aims and Objectives
Did you fulfil task requirements? Yes
Are you on track and within deadlines set? Yes
Did you need to make any changes to your
project management plan?
No
1.2 Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of
skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
Communication skills
Did you identify any additional risks/issues
that have an impact on the project
management plan?
Effectiveness as per the requirements of the
objectives
1.3 Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face? Communication with the stakeholders
How did you overcome them? By increasing skills and take it as an
opportunity
1.4 New Ideas and Change of Project Direction
New Ideas: Include customers in this plan
1.5 What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:

How did I feel when I had to deal with
tasks/problems?
It increased my problem solving skills, i felt
nervous sometimes
Did I find it useful to complete the tasks? Yes
How well have I performed? Average
What did I contribute? My efforts
What can I improve on next week? Problem solving and communication skills
How might this learning apply in the future? In my career, these learning will help me a lot
1.6 Tasks Planned for Next Week
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority? Survey of the stakeholders
Have you set aside sufficient time for
completion?
Yes
1.7 Project plan status to date In process
1.8 Supervisor comments to address Work effectively as per the time and
objectives
Week 2
2.1 Update on weekly research/tasks achieved
Points to consider:
What have you completed? Project strategies
Did you fulfil the task requirements? Yes
Are you on track and within deadlines set? Yes

Did you need to make any changes to your
project management plan?
No