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For the five years Unique. com has been in business they consecrate identified favorable Responsibility as a core value within the judicature. It has been the driving factor of our telephoners culture and will continue to be in the future. We commit that every gage holder is impacted by the choices we make as a company. In our eyes, kindly Responsibility represents the values of our business. Values in which we operate our business by on a daily basis. These and that demonstrate our integrity, respect and commitment. We be sincere in our level of concern for employees, vendor and supplier relationships, our residential area and the planet.We have had the uniform Social Responsibility plan in place for the past five years. Strategic wholey, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) squad heads up the phylogenesis of our CSR Plan and supports the writ of execution and facilitation of the companys program. This team is made up of managers from various de severalisements wit hin the company. Every employee of UniqueSquared is responsible for the growth of our Social Responsibility Plan. As employees we are all expected to challenge and encourage the company and others within our organization to exceed our current level of CSR.Together they develop and execute recycle programs for paper and card gore that represents global best practices and research. Through the coming years, we will look to continue building upon our commitment to be a socially responsible company. We have a long-term goal of incorporating CSR into every usurp aspect of our business. Unique strives to be a leader in not only our industry exactly to a fault in corporate social responsibility. We plan to achieve this through leadership in recycling practices, environmental awareness, employee and confederation support programs and economic growth.SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY design OVERVIEW UniqueSquared is an online e-tailer of pro-audio equipment. With the distribution of over 5,000 pac kaged orders per day, we are also responsible for protecting the environment. We have a vested interest in the sustainability of our economy, the environment and people. As the company whitethorn strive to increase profits, the main focus is on the triple bottom line, People, Planet and Profit. Our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives are focused on the pursual three areas and directly impact and support the Triple Bottom Line concept 1.Environmental (Planet) 2. Social (People) 3. Economic (Profit) Environmental As a company we foot on the belief that we essential do the right where we live and where others live as well. We plan to reduce our carbon footprint by implementing initiatives that improve and esteem our recycling program. We ship and receive tens of thousands of boxes per week. It is most important that we discard these boxes in a way that is environmentally safe. A program will be essential to recycle and utilize empty boxes. We are requiring all of of suppl iers and vendors to do the same.To be a preferred vendor, supplier or manufacturer doing business with us you have to participate in our cardboard box recycle/reuse program. Boxes will be either reused or recycled into packing paper to be used in place of styrofoam peanuts and plastic bubble wrap. It is important to us as a company that the companies we do business comply and support this effort to save the environment. Social We are committed to earning and keeping the trust of our local community. We also believe in contributing to programs that support the music and art.The schools in our area have confused most or all of their funding for music and art programs. We have taken on the responsibility of providing resources and funding to keep these programs available to the families in our community. Employees are encouraged to volunteer a minimum of five hours per month, 60 hours per year to the improvement of our community or assisting with the community music and art programs. We do not only want to be a company that is viewed as being a leader in the pro-audio retail industry. We strive to be an employer that is viewed by our community as ne that is ethical, uplifting, caring and invested in the community we exist in as well as the world. Economic Our economic growth and sustainability benefits our local community, our arouse and our country. We contribute to the prosperity of our community by not only being a local employer, but one that believes in hiring local people. Supporting the development and growth of our community by investing in the area. We provide opportunities for growth and development within the community by offering college scholarship and program sponsorships.We believe that we are only as strong as those we are surrounded by. Legal CSR failures are becoming popular amongst corporations. These failures are impacting not only their reputations, but also their financial stability. When a company has not met their communicated CSR plan t heir stock price and market share understructure be poorly affected. UniqueSquared will immerse legal council as we revise our CSR strategy. We must ensure that the company and all stakeholders are protected. Our legal team will take part in the development of our CSR strategy and the performance indicators.According to Carroll (1991), Legal responsibilities reflect a view of codified ethics in the sense that they embody basic notions of fair operations as established by our lawmakers. Although it is important to maximize profits, we have a legal obligation to conduct business in a way that is in alliance with the requirements of government and law. As we push to excel and be a profitable company, being in compliance with local, state and federal regulations is a must. Our legal team will ensure we are fulfilling all of our legal obligations and that we are meeting or exceeding all legal requirements.Since July, 1996 a mandatory recycling economy has been in effect. It requires offices buildings and warehouses with 15,000 square feet or more of office space to recycle office paper, newspaper and cardboard. The City conducts annual site inspections of businesses that are required to recycle. Although the company continues to practice being socially responsible, internal and external communication, documentation and rating are areas for improvement. Communication of the plan can be stronger and more frequent to shed light on buy-in through out the company.Many employees are not aware of the requirements or the expectations for the company. If all departments are not aware of the social responsibility plan, it makes it very difficult to be successful. Quarterly newsletters and company wide reminder emails would be very helpful in providing plan updates, changes and successes to the entire company. The plan needs to be attested and print for everyone to be aware of the company-wide expectation in regards to social responsibility. A documented plan is usefu l in communicating the plan, identifying gaps and necessary changes to the plan.With a clearly documented plan internal departments would make love what the plan entails. Shareholders, vendors and the community would also benefit from this plan improvement. This information can be published to the company website for external parties to be able to view and download. As well as being available on the internal company website for employees to access easily. Although the company has done a fix to be socially responsible, there is no set evaluation plan in place to identify success or needed improvements. How do we know when the plan is successful?How do we know when we our current plan is no longer relevant or needs to be updated or revised? With an evaluation plan, it would help in answering these questions and more on an ongoing basis. Annual plan evaluations can be sent to solicit feedback, status and opinions from the employees, vendors and the community. honest leadership The concept of ethical leadership can be difficult to explain for it is more than leaders doing the right thing. Ethical leadership addresses the areas of leadership through the appropriate handling of the situation, event or occurrence.The areas to be addressed are constantly changing and are not always the same for every organization. Leaders must gain the trust of those they lead. The culture of every organization may vary and the challenges will be different. How a leader addresses the challenges is essential to social responsibility and the community as a whole. Ethical leaders not only have a solid understanding of ethical ideals, they also understand the purpose, vision, and values of the organization and the community. They are able to connect the goals of the organization with that of the internal employees and external stakeholders.It is one thing to tell the story being ethical as a leader. Ethical leadership requires leaders to live the story. PROPOSED 2012 SOCIAL RESPONSIBI LITY PLAN Goal To have a vested interest in the sustainability of our economy, the environment and the people in our community. As strive to increase our profits, we put focus on the triple bottom line, People, Planet and Profit. Strategy 1. By incorporating the Social Responsibility Plan as part of the overall UniqueSquared business strategy, we will improve awareness an buy-in from all levels of employees within the company. . With measurable initiatives, we can ensure that we are meeting our CSR objectives that are also found on the company strategy. 3. Documentation is necessary to encourage stakeholder buy-in. We will provide ample documentation of buy-in by stakeholders to support the strategy as well as direction. 4. Legal council is needed and should be engaged to provide guidance and ensure we are in compliance with all regulations. One major risks of the CSR program is that we can be out of compliance unknowingly. This can be due to changing regulations and laws.They will also ensure the company and all stakeholders are legally protected. 5. By researching best practices in recycling and reusing cardboard boxes, and integrate into UniqueSquareds operational plan. This will hopefully give us an advantage over our competitors who may not have a CSR program or strategy in place as well as those that currently do. Strategy Initiatives 1. Integrate recycling and reuse principles into the UniqueSquared business strategy to ensure that all organizations within the company are provided with processes and procedures to promote and support the recycling and reuse program. . Develop policies and procedures that support UniqueSquareds recycling and reuse program as we comply with recycling regulatory standards and mandates. 3. Develop supervisors, managers and executives to facilitate company-wide training programs on the recycle program policies and procedures. REFERENCES A. B. Carroll (1991, July-August) The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility Toward t he Moral Management of Organizational Stakeholders. Retrieved from http//www. cbe. wwu. edu/dunn/rprnts. pyramidofcsr. pdf