Tips to implement CSR best practices. Do you want to implement a CSR strategy in your company but do not know where to start? Do you have no idea of the norms and rules that must be respected? What should and should not be done? How about we give you a (non-exhaustive) list of steps you can take to be a more responsible company?
Here are 100 initiatives, actions or best practices to implement as part of your CSR strategy.
They are classified into 2 categories (to start and to confirm the CSR practices to be adopted) and then by theme (general, environment, employee well-being, socioeconomic and ethical, and CSR management).
Examples of actions to start a strategy of CSR practices
There are hundreds of ways to approach and launch a CSR initiative. Whether you are in an SME or a large company, the approach will be totally different. However, some actions can be applied everywhere. These are the essential actions to give a solid foundation to your CSR strategy.
The basics of your CSR best practice strategy
Appoint a manager (and CSR team) or assign CSR responsibilities to employees
Whether your role is that of a CSR manager or one or more employees entrusted with CSR responsibilities, it is important to have one or more identifiable people in the company to oversee CSR.
This is both the person who will start the process, motivate employees, serve as a bridge between stakeholders, set goals, propose strategies. And to train this person to put CSR practices into practice, start with the basics by referring them to the definition of CSR.
Make a strategic analysis of the CSR needs of your company
It is no use launching headlong into a CSR strategy if you do not know where you want to go. What do you want to change? In which areas could your company improve to be more responsible? What are the easily identifiable areas where you can make significant progress without investing too much money and time?
These are questions to ask yourself before starting the CSR practice plan. Consulting firms can do this work for you. But some of the analysis can simply be done in-house, using benchmarks intended for companies with limited resources, such as the special CSR self-assessment table for SMEs.
This table of CSR practices is made up of 4 topics broken down into twenty topics:
Social: skills management, professional integration, training policy, employee working conditions and work environment, the issue of equity.
Economic: investment policy, distribution of added value, production method, local economic impact.
Environmental: GHG emissions, reduction of soil contamination, reduction of energy and water consumption, reduction of the volume of toxicity of waste, local environmental impact.
Governance: identification of interest groups, consideration of their expectations, management commitment, internal and external communication.
Start a dialogue with stakeholders about your CSR issues
Along the same lines, it is also interesting to carry out a dialogue with stakeholders on CSR issues. What do your employees expect in terms of responsibility? your consumers? Your investors and shareholders? And your local stakeholders?
Having this information helps define effective strategic lines to implement a relevant CSR approach.
