What are the stages of responsiveness to issues of sustainability ...

[go.lag]

What are the stages of responsiveness to issues of sustainability suggested by Simon Zadek? Briefly describe each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

You, like most CEOs, believe that the biggest benefit from going green is:
 
  a. innovation
  b. improved company/brand image
  c. cost savings
  d. competitive advantage
  e. employee satisfaction

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Answer to Question 1

Simon Zadek has suggested that organizations travel through five stages of
responsiveness to issues of sustainability:

Defensive stage: company denies claims that they are responsibility for
negative outcomes.

Compliance stage: company accepts responsibility and costs of following rules and legislation as the cost of doing business.

Managerial stage: company integrates sustainability objectives into the
management goals at multiple levels of the organization.

Strategic stage: sustainability issues become fully integrated into a company's business strategy.

Civil stage: company representatives promote wider efforts on behalf of
sustainability.

Answer to Question 2

b

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