Module Five
Alexis Williams
Southern New Hampshire University
BUS-210-10746-M01: Managing/Leading in Business
Mary Johnson
6/9/2024
Module Five
Socially Responsible Efforts
Ben and Jerry’s
Ben and Jerry’s seek to eliminate injustices in the communities and include those
concerns in their day-to-day activities. One way of doing this is supporting multiple groups for
example racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights, climate justice and more. They value making sure that at
every level of their business that they are advancing human rights, support social and economic
justice and more. Another commitment they have is to restore the degraded natural environments
and help increase diversity and abundance of ecosystems.
TOMS shoes
Toms shoes help fund nonprofits that serve communities mental health needs like
employment, gun violence prevention, and larger education. They give 1/3 of their profits to
those organizations to help them provide those services to those in need. They focus on mental
health because they learned that 1 in 8 people in the world have mental health challenges. They
also make sure that for a long time they have had a commitment to inclusion, any-racism,
diversity, and equity.
Benefits
By adopting socially conscious policies it gives the company a good foundation for
receiving more customers. If a company can help their communities and show that they support
certain groups they are more likely to gain profit since more customers see them as a helpful
company. Also, but adopting socially conscious policies and doing certain things the company is
helping the world with what they do. They are making a difference in a world that needs it now
more than ever. So, to summarize they will gain customers, profits and will help the
communities.
Socially Responsible Policy
SNHU pet supply company could share some of their profits even if it’s a small portion
to a charity that helps the community for example the charity “Wounded Warriors Family
Support” that assists military families. They could also support certain groups like LGBTQ+,
people of color and women. By showing their support to groups in their community will help
gain customers and better their profits. Which in the end the more profits they get the more they
can donate to a charity or charities and help out the community even more.