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Ask yourself these nine questions before you lend your company’s voice to an issue. If you answer no to any of them, it’s unwise to proceed.

1. Is the issue central to your business’s values, code of conduct, or other existing public commitments?
2. Is the issue an environmental or social priority, according to a rigorous materiality assessment?
3. Does the issue pertain to commitments you have made to

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Author: Alison Taylor | Source: Author Talks: The business of ethics for leaders | Subjects: Communications Questions, Social Responsibility Questions

IBM has honed a position since the 1950s when it spoke about and acted on racial justice. The company asks its employees to ask themselves the following five questions.

1. Is the issue directly linked to the business?
2. Does the company have a history of engaging in it?
3. What are the stakeholders saying?
4. What are the competitors doing?
5. Could the company make a meaningful difference by engaging?

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Author: Lucy Parker | Source: Author Talks: How you can future-proof your business for sustainable, long-term growth | Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

For many companies, achieving social advantage will require fundamentally rethinking their social and business strategy. Executives who want to lead their organizations into this unfamiliar territory might begin by posing the following questions to their management teams:

• What are the social and ecological costs generated by our current business model?
• Who bears these costs and what are

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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

• How do we define sustainable development as it applies to our business and core values?
• Where do we see sustainable development trends and drivers affecting our business in the future?
• Are we doing enough to address these trends today, or could we clearly be doing more to gain business opportunities in this way?
• Do we have all the competencies we need to make progress?
• Can we learn from

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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

• Does the firm/project make use of an especially underutilized asset, i.e., certain segments of the labor force/current office space?
• Will the firm/project create significant contracting opportunities for local firms, especially small/disadvantaged business?
• Does the firm/project fill a hole in the Austin economic base, such as key supplier relationships?
• Does the firm/project have the potential to either seed a new cluster or bring additional firms to Austin?
• Will the

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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

• Will the bulk of the new hires be local or imported?
• What is the average wage paid? How does it compare to the local or national industry average?
• What is the median wage paid? How are job categories and wages distributed within the overall structure?
• What training is provided? Are there opportunities for advancement? Are there funds available for additional education (tuition match, etc.)?
• Does the firm actively promote diversity

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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

• Is the firm a headquarters operation? Does it represent the “headquarters” of a new product/service?
• Is the firm growing? Is the firm in a growing industry? How stable is the firm?
• Does the firm or project significantly enhance the local tax base?
• Does the firm make a disproportionate demand on infrastructure/environment?

Source:
Austin’s Economic Future: The Mayor’s Task Force on the Economy – Subcommittee Findings
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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

• Does the firm have a track record of being an active participant in the arts and cultural life of the communities where it operates?
• Will the firm have a proactive cultural outreach program?
• Does the firm actively encourage employee volunteer/charitable efforts?
• Does the firm have a track record of conducting its business in an environmentally responsible way?
• Does the firm have a track record of supporting environmental initiatives/concerns?

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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions

1. Economic: Will the project generate prosperity and enhance the affected economies?
2. Social: Will the project be implemented in a socially responsible manner and benefit the affected communities in a fair and equitable way?
3. Environmental Quality: Will the project cause long-term damage to the environment?
4. Use of Natural Resources: Will the project protect and enhance natural capital?

Source:
Bringing Corporate Responsibility Down to Earth
by Justin Keeble
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Subject: Social Responsibility Questions