ABSTRACT

The Human Resources (HR) function is the key partner in embedding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability initiatives in any organisation, as this can be achieved only when a company educates, engages and empowers its entire workforce. This chapter proposes that the HR function has a responsibility to be proactive in leading the way in establishing a company-wide CSR-enabled culture. It provides the case study about the bussiness of a woman named as Sharon Black. If she thought about who the stakeholders of employees were, she would understand where employees were impacting. She made a first attempt at defining the stakeholders of employees. Every employee was connected to every stakeholder in some way. She had tried to show a primary stakeholder relationship with thicker lines on the chart, but it wasn't clear. She thought back to what she had learnt about green teams and employee engagement in caring for the environment.