Author Question: What are the stages of responsiveness to issues of sustainability suggested by Simon Zadek? Briefly ... (Read 44 times)

go.lag · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

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

KKcool · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

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