Corporate Social Responsibility In Uk Retail---aarkstore Enterprise
Introduction
Introduction
CSR encompasses retailer strategies towards climate change, natural resource sustainability, ethical sourcing, community engagement and corporate governance, among other issues. It is getting to the point where a choice no longer exists when it comes to CSR. Instead, CSR efforts will simply become a necessary cost of doing business.
Scope
*Overview of key legislation impacting CSR strategies
*Consumer survey data establishing attitudes towards various aspects of CSR
*Case studies examining CSR strategies of major UK retailers
Highlights
UK retailers are failing to convince consumers that they are playing a positive role in the issues which concern consumers. More specifically, when it comes to particular initiatives that retailers have in place, such as carbon labeling, food miles and even organic food, many customers do not fully understand what is on offer.
A huge majority of consumers are theoretically willing to pay higher prices for products that make positive contributions towards these issues with 63.4% either agreeing or strongly agreeing that they are willing to pay more for products that improve the environment, for example.
As further agreements on environmental and ethical issues are reached on a global and European basis over the next few years and decades, more legislation will have to be implemented to allow countries to reach their national targets. This will place further pressure on retailers to introduce more comprehensive corporate responsibility strategies.
Reasons to Purchase
*Establish what the major issues in CSR are and develop a strategy to address them
*Discover how to improve your CSR programme to achieve better results with consumers, employees, suppliers and other key stakeholders
*Understand what actions your competitors are taking and benchmark yourself against them
Table of Contents :
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
Overview 2
Key findings 2
Main conclusions 3
CSR ISSUES 8
Environmental responsibility 8
Social responsibility 9
Legislation 10
CSR STRATEGIES 15
True corporate sustainability must be endemic 15
Sustainability strategies 17
Stakeholder engagement 19
Case studies 42
APPENDIX 46
Survey methodology 46
Definitions 46
Ask the analyst 46
Verdict consulting 46
Disclaimer 46
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Consumer attitudes to government advice on retailer responsibility 2010 10
Figure 2: Example features of retailer green stores 2010 17
Figure 3: Consumer attitudes to declining natural resource levels 2010 19
Figure 4: Consumer attitudes to climate change 2010 20
Figure 5: Consumer attitudes to ethical sourcing 2010 21
Figure 6: Consumer attitudes to how environmentally responsible UK retailers are 2010 22
Figure 7: Consumer attitudes to UK retailers trade and employment practices 23
Figure 8: Whether a retailers responsibility influences consumers purchasing decisions 2010 24
Figure 9: Consumer attitudes to boycotting irresponsible retailers 25
Figure 10: Consumer attitudes to paying higher prices for products that benefit impoverished workers 2010 26
Figure 11: Consumer attitudes to paying higher prices for products that benefit their health 2010 27
Figure 12: Consumer attitudes to paying higher prices for products that benefit the environment 2010 28
Figure 13: Consumer attitudes to paying higher prices for products that benefit animal welfare 2010 29
Figure 14: Consumer awareness of the benefits of carbon labelling 2010 30
Figure 15: Consumer awareness of the benefits of food mile labelling 2010 31
Figure 16: Consumer awareness of the benefits of organic food 32
Figure 17: Consumer awareness of the benefits of Fairtrade products 2010 33
Figure 18: Consumer awareness of the benefits of free range products 2010 34
Figure 19: Consumer attitudes to retail executive compensation packages 2010 36
Figure 20: Consumer trust in media portrayal of retailer responsibility 2010 37
Figure 21: Influence of friends and family on consumers regarding retailer responsibility 2010 38
Figure 22: Consumer trust of retailer marketing in influencing views of retailer responsibility 2010 39
Figure 23: Positive media coverage of M&S Plan A 40
Figure 24: Negative media coverage of Primark 41
Figure 25: Consumer perceptions of retailers responsibility 2010 42
Figure 26: Characteristics of retailers perceived by consumers as responsible and irresponsible 2010 43
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