The CSR Report and program Critique – (this is 20% of the Grade)You need to pick a Company from the following list: Hilton Worldwide, Unilever, Exxon, Volkswagen, Patagonia, BP plc, Walt Disney, Wholefoods, Google, Amalgamated Bank, Natura & Co or Samsung. Review the Guidelines for more details. You are to submit your critique and apply the concepts learned in the course. The report is to be 2000 - 3000 words or 10 pages and less.Involves reading and doing a critique of a company's annual sustainability, CSR, or citizenship report. Assess the company’s CSR, sustainability, or citizenship report. Explain the extent to which the company recognizes and takes responsibility for the various social and environmental and governance impacts of its business that you identify.Be Thoughtful and Answer the following questions...Read and assess the company’s sustainability or CSR report, paying particular attention to the social and environmental efforts that address the triple bottom line. Please answer in your report in approximately 2,000-3,000 words. Explain how the company frames the issues Are they discussed in terms of ethical or social responsibilities? Do they use frameworks (GRI, CDP , UN Sustainable Development Goals or certification programs) to guide and independently validate their reports? Explain the extent to which the report illustrates that the company recognizes its social responsibilities among employees, consumers, and other stakeholders. Cite the specific metrics used in the report and their progress against them. Critical assessment: Reflecting on the issues in the course, do you consider that their sustainability or CSR programs are effective? Who is Responsible for their program. Is company is doing enough? Or are they primarily directed simply at issues to affect profits? Be critical and explain what may be lacking. How do they compare to their top 2 competitors? What is the biggest challenge identified for the next 5 years? Do they work with external NGOs? Are they taking steps to follow the SDGs (the Strategic Development Goals) of the United Nations?

1. Go to the website “Hofstede Insights” at the weblink HERE. Scroll down the Home page until you get to a tool called “Country Comparison Tool.” This tool allows you to select multiple countries and compare their scores across six dimensions of culture (see example below). An explanation of these six cultural dimensions and can be found HERE. Include an image of the three-country comparison in your post. Identify the two (and just two) cultural dimensions you will focus on. Explain these two cultural dimensions in your own words. 2. Select YOUR COUNTRY and two additional countries that are on different continents. If YOUR COUNTRY is not present in the "Country Comparison Tool," chose a neighboring country as its culture is likely to have many similarities. Note: Countries that differ in their cultural dimensions will be easier to work with in Part 3. 3. Write a fictitious and exaggerated short story (1-page max) to illustrate the impact of two (and just two) of these cultural dimensions. Your scenario should have three people. These three people should come from the countries you selected for your three-country comparison above. Each of these people should be typical of their home culture. Your story should begin with "Once upon a time." First, introduce the three people (i.e., name and country at the least), where they are, why they are there, and what they are doing. Next, describe the situation the three people are in which requires them to make a decision together. Be creative – it’s your story. Your story should illustrate how two (and just two) dimensions of culture influence the thinking of the three characters in the story AND why it may be difficult for them to understand each other’s thinking. 4. Explain how the cultural dimensions you selected influence the decision-making process.

  On page 586, analyze the Strategic Planning at  Branch-Smith Printing Division. What are some of the unique features  associated to their Strategic Planning? Identify situations in which you  had to strategically plan within your organization or place of  employment.