“Being green can help you stay in the black”
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) isn’t just about doing the right thing. It also offers direct business benefits.
Your business doesn’t exist in isolation, simply as a way of making money. Your employees depend on your business. Customers, suppliers and the local community are all affected by you and what you do. Your products, and the way you make them, have an impact on the environment.
CSR takes all this into account and can help you create and maintain effective relationships with your stakeholders. It isn’t about being “right on”, or mounting an expensive publicity exercise. It means taking a responsible attitude, going beyond the minimum legal requirements and following straightforward principles that apply whatever the size of your business.
Many public sector procurement policies now demand to know what impact companies have on society. P3 will enable companies to evidence their work in this area, and in some cases benchmark the company against similar companies in the same sector/field.
P3 can provide consultancy advice and support on how you can exploit the benefits of CSR. This consultancy support will open doors on new markets, new opportunities and new relationships, set the scene for long term profitability and increase the competitiveness of the communities in which they operate.
P3 can help you bring the following benefits to your company
- Save money by reducing wasteandusing energy more efficiently.
- A good reputation makes it easier to recruit employees.
- Employees stay longer, reducing the costs and disruption of recruitment and retraining.
- Employees are better motivated and more productive.
- CSR helps ensure you comply with regulatory requirements.
- Activities such as involvement with the local community are ideal opportunities to generate positive press coverage.
- Good relationships make doing business easier.
- Understanding the wider impact of your business can help you think up profitable new products and services.
