CSR for HR: A Necessary Partnership for Advancing Responsible Business Practices
- 6h 28m
- Elaine Cohen
- Taylor and Francis
- 2010
Arguably, 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 book goes even further and proposes that the HR function has a responsibility to be proactive in leading the way in establishing a company-wide CSR-enabled culture. And, yet, this is not happening. HR managers are preoccupied with their traditional roles of organisational development, recruitment, training and compensation, and are failing to see the opportunities that CSR brings for them as professionals and for their organizations CSR and HR has been designed to change the game. It provides HR managers with a thorough understanding of the drivers and principles of CSR and a practical step-by-step guide to the way CSR interfaces with every HR function. Recruitment, compensation, training, employee communications, employee well-being, health & safety, employee rights, involvement in the community and employee impacts on the environment are all discussed from the CSR-HR standpoint, with many clear examples showing how HR can leverage CSR strategies to deliver greater benefit for the business, for employees, for society, for the environment and, ultimately, for HR professionals themselves. The HR function plays a critical role in embedding a values-based, strategic CSR mind-set and establishing an organisational culture that meets the needs of today's stakeholders. HR professionals who understand this and adapt accordingly will reap the benefits. The book explains why, how and what to do next, offering detailed advice, tools, a roadmap to get started and hundreds of tips from companies around the world, including original content from HR managers of large corporations. Written from the standpoint of an HR professional waking up to the strategic possibilities of incorporating CSR in her day-to-day role, the book has an easy and engaging style, ideal for the busy managerial reader. CSR and HR is both a wake-up call and a toolkit and will be essential reading for practitioners in both HR and CSR, as well as being a sought-after teaching resource for both executives and students.
About the Author
Elaine Cohen is passionate about CSR, HR, sustainability reporting and social justice. Elaine is the co-founder and managing consultant of Beyond Business Ltd, a leading CSR consulting and sustainability reporting firm, serving a long list of international companies and non-profit clients. Prior to work in this field, Elaine gained over 20 years of business experience with Procter & Gamble (eight years in supply chain executive roles in Europe), with Unilever (eight years as VP for Human Resources with Unilever Israel) and a range of other roles with smaller companies. Elaine served as manager of the Israeli Society for Human Resources Management during the period 2005-2007. She makes a contribution to the community as a board member of a women's empowerment non-profit and offers sustainability services to non-profits. Elaine lectures widely on CSR and the connection between CSR and Human Resources, and is a committed blogger on CSR and HR, as well as providing expert reviews of sustainability reports for CorporateRegister.com and Ethical Corporation magazine. She also records CSR commentary and insights for 3BL TV and writes for many printed journals and websites. Elaine holds a (double) Honours BA degree in Modern Languages from Bradford University (UK), is Manchester (UK)-born and has lived in Israel since 1990.
In this Book
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Curriculum Vitae—HR Professional: Arena Dardelle
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Curriculum Vitae—Sharon Black
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HR Meets CSR
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The CSHR Manager and the Responsible Workplace
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Employee Dialogue and Engagement
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Employee Rights
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Employee Reward and Recognition
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Employee Well-Being, Health and Safety
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Recruitment, Diversity and Inclusion
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Employee Training and Development
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Employee Communications
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Employee Involvement in the Community
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Employees and the Environment
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The Employee Life-Cycle
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Employee Impacts
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Ethics
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Leadership
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HR Stakeholders
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CSHR Job Description
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The HR CSR Roadmap
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CSHR: A Critical Business Partner
