Question

1. Select a business and identify how it is socially responsible on a specific issue. (any business)

Answer 1

The company selected is Amazon

The e-commerce giant has been consistently criticized for its lack of dedication to corporate social responsibility aspect of the company since Amazon went public in 1997. In addition, Amazon's first sustainability director, Kara Hartnett Hurst, was hired in August 2014 alone, a clear indication that the company's CSR dimension has not been given due consideration for a long time. Amazon's CSR services and projects currently include the following:

Supporting Local Communities

The e-commerce giant founded the Amazon Relief Fund in 2020, with an initial donation of USD 25 million, based on helping its independent service delivery partners and other stakeholders to deal with the negative impact of coronavirus developments on the sector.
Amazon's Device Donation Program encourages the donation of electronic devices and gift cards to schools near Amazon distribution centers around the U.S. The company also hosts girls who code activities to help more girls become involved in coding.

Educating and Empowering Workers

Amazon Career Choice Program prepaid 95 percent of employee tuition to take in-demand classes such as airplane mechanics or nursing, irrespective of whether the skills are important to Amazon's job. More than 10000 workers worldwide have completed the program to date.
Amazon Virtual Contact Center, enables workers of Amazon's customer support to operate from home.

Employee Health and Safety

In 2020, due to the risk of COVID-19 coronavirus, the organization proposed that all global workers work in a job that can be performed from home.

Gender Equality and Minorities

Gender equity and minorities are at the core of CSR campaigns within Amazon. The organization has 10 support groups, known as the employee network groups