Carrying out Corporate Social Initiative Actions : Case: VATES Foundation and Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto (HOK-Elanto)
Pereira, Armando (2011)
Pereira, Armando
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011121318146
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011121318146
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This Bachelor’s thesis focuses on ways in which organisations work together to achieve desired goals that benefit people with disabilities and the wider community. The purpose is to analyse corporate social responsibility CSR initiatives, such as the employment of people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups, and their impact.
The target organisations of the case study were VATES Foundation and Helsinki Co-operative Society Elanto, Finnish organisations with headquarters in Helsinki. The purpose of the VATES Foundation is to promote employment for disabled people and the aim of the organisation is to try to get more employment for people with disabilities within Finland. Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto provides for example grocery and restaurant services for the residents of the Greater Helsinki in Finland.
The aim of the thesis is to understand exactly how CSR initiatives are carried out, both from the VATES Foundation’s and Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto’s perspective.
The aim is to provide a wider overview of CSR Initiatives and offer suggestions and improvement ideas these practices. The focus is also on the benefits of creating alliances between organisations or firms for these purposes.
The theoretical framework of the thesis covers wide aspects of the basic CSR concepts and theories, such as the central definitions, concepts, CSR at workplace, sustainability, reasons for CSR engagement, standards and their measurement, and stakeholder relations.
The results revealed that both VATES Foundation and Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto have taken positive steps since the beginning of the 1990´s towards corporate social initiatives, towards employment for people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups. The top management commitment and efficient communications and resources allocations have enhanced positive contribution towards the needs of the community around them, the needs of their nation and the needs of the community in the wider world.
The target organisations of the case study were VATES Foundation and Helsinki Co-operative Society Elanto, Finnish organisations with headquarters in Helsinki. The purpose of the VATES Foundation is to promote employment for disabled people and the aim of the organisation is to try to get more employment for people with disabilities within Finland. Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto provides for example grocery and restaurant services for the residents of the Greater Helsinki in Finland.
The aim of the thesis is to understand exactly how CSR initiatives are carried out, both from the VATES Foundation’s and Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto’s perspective.
The aim is to provide a wider overview of CSR Initiatives and offer suggestions and improvement ideas these practices. The focus is also on the benefits of creating alliances between organisations or firms for these purposes.
The theoretical framework of the thesis covers wide aspects of the basic CSR concepts and theories, such as the central definitions, concepts, CSR at workplace, sustainability, reasons for CSR engagement, standards and their measurement, and stakeholder relations.
The results revealed that both VATES Foundation and Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto have taken positive steps since the beginning of the 1990´s towards corporate social initiatives, towards employment for people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups. The top management commitment and efficient communications and resources allocations have enhanced positive contribution towards the needs of the community around them, the needs of their nation and the needs of the community in the wider world.