1. CSR at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions

CSR s embedded in the business philosophy of ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions. At ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions, the business operations and processes are designed in a way that they do not become an obstacle or a burden in the way of people’s and the environment’s wellbeing. At the same time, these processes and designs boost business growth. The systematic design of operations at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions enables the management to ensure that the organization achieves sustainable business growth by reducing attached risk factors as well as through community building goals and ambitions. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions strives to increase its social impact and influence on the environment and in people’s lives- by focusing on three big goals. 

1.1. Values at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works for CSR through the CSV approach. This is made easier to incorporate in the company systems because of the core values practised at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions. These are:

Respect – for every one

• Trust
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Accountability

1.2. CSR goals at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions

1.2.1. Improving livings standards for communities through increasing employment opportunities

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions believes in working for the people, and working with the people. With the growth of the business across the world, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures that it creates new employment and livelihood opportunities for millions across the globe. This is done through direct employment and contracts, as well as through inclusive business opportunities.

1.2.2. Enhancing the health and wellbeing of communities engaging with ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works with communities at large and aims to help them become healthier and happier. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions provides nutritional boosting and support to communities where it runs operations, as well as to other communities living in regions marked below poverty. Additionally, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also produces and distributes health and hygiene products to enhance the wellbeing of its customers along with the various communities it has engaged with.

1.2.3. Reducing environmental footprint

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards reducing its environmental footprint by ensuring that it allows the legislation regarding carbon production and release. Also, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards designing operational processes that reduce water and land pollution. All products manufactured and distributed by ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions come with a disposal method to reduce wastage, and increase recycling. 

2. Creating shared value (CSV) at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works hard to create value for not only the shareholders but for the society at large. This approach of creating shared value has enabled impressive business growth for ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions, as well as allowing its expansion regionally as well as in its product portfolio. Through creating shared value, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions brings value to the lives of communities where it operates by influencing those aspects of the society which intersect and coincide with the business offerings and business operations.

2.1. How to maximize value creation?

Through the CSV approach, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions can create the most value in the following aspects:

2.1.1. Nutrition

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions focuses on investing in the health of communities by focusing on nutrition and medication, as well as on sanitation and hygiene. The primary focus remains on ensuring health safety for children and infants.

2.1.2. Water

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works hard with third parties and external as well as internal support systems to ensure that its operations do not cause water damage. In addition, it administers all its internal sewage plants to dispose of waste optimally without risking water life.

2.1.3. Air cleansing

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions maintains carbon units as per legislation in all its operations across the globe. The company also takes responsibility for ensuring that all its industrial sites and operations are placed away from residential areas to reduce maximum exposure of plant operations to the public.

2.1.4. Rural development

 ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions strives to develop communities where it operates. This includes rural communities and settlements from where ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions gets its raw materials and inputs as well as labour. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions created varied employment and livelihood opportunities for these communities to help them raise their living standards and quality of life.

3. Commitments made by ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions

Commitments at the ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions have helped shape its CSR and CSV approach based on multiple trends from across the globe. These commitments have helped ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions maintain focus in giving back to the community as well as in developing a more sustainable environment and workplace. Commitments are the long term goals that ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions wants to fulfil and achieve in the following different aspects:

3.1. For individuals and families

3.1.1. Living healthier lives

For families and communities, the CSV approach of ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions focuses on helping individuals attain a balance between healthy nutrition and physical exercise as a means of a healthier lifestyle and healthy living. With today’s work style and busy schedules, this is quite a challenge. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works intending to develop programs and products to help communities manage time well and stay motivated towards increasing their wellbeing.

3.1.2. Having nutritional knowledge

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works with the long term aspiration of enhancing the lifestyles of communities. The company plans to do it by sharing information regarding nutritional facts, and by raising awareness of nutritional intake. The company does this by not only making the nutritional value available for its own manufactured products but also develops programs and information sharing networks to help individuals learn about healthy eating and make informed dietary decisions.

3.2. For communities

3.2.1. Rural development

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards developing rural communities-especially where it is operational and present. The company engages not only in employment creation but also infrastructure development and education deployment programs to help communities improve their living standards. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also conducts vocational training programs frequently.

3.2.2. Promoting diversity

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also works towards inclusion through its diversity programs. The company has designed programs and policies to ensure the inclusion of all community groups in the employment cycle. In addition, the company also conducts training and skill enhancement sessions for all community groups –including disabled and special persons

3.3. For the planet

3.3.1. Protecting water

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions understands the need for protecting water resources across the globe and is also an active fighter for water preservation. With the high scarcity of clean drinking water, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works and strives to provide communities with clean drinking water through having installed filter plants

3.3.2. Protecting natural resources

 With increased urbanization, natural landscapes of forests and grasslands have quickly turned into urban centres. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures that all its operational sites are designed in a way that they do not harm or risk the natural ecosystem. In addition, the company works towards protecting the environment by building green spaces.

3.3.3. Safeguarding the environment

The operations of ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions, like other players in the industry, are being affected by the climatic changes, and the weather alterations. To fight this change, and to safeguard the environment, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards creating safe green spaces through high rate plantations. This is to ensure environmental sustainability and enrichment of the ecosystem.

4. Value chain at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions and CSR

At ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions, SCR is embedded in the company DNA. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures that the CSV approach is integrated into all operations and systems at the company, including THE VALUE CHAIN.

4.1. Supply chain

4.1.1. Rural development

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions allies with farmers and other partners to obtain the high quality raw material. In doing so, the company ensures that it invests in the wellbeing in the development of its partners and related communities through educational opportunities as well as various training programs and infrastructure development.

4.1.2. Responsible sourcing

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions participates in responsible sourcing. All its partners throughout the supply chain and for raw materials have been tested against set ethical backgrounds to ensure that all raw sources and materials are obtained from partners doing sustainable business.

4.1.3. Animal welfare

In all its sourcing, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures that no animals are harmed. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions makes sure that all animals are fed high quality fodder, and that they are kept in a clean and safe environment. In addition, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also provides safe breeding grounds for animals and regularly authorizes veterinary check-ups for all animals in partner farms.

4.1.4. Human rights

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions is also particularly careful to ensure that all human rights are upheld in its business operations. This includes no child labour, and inclusive diversity, amongst other things. Also, the business operations of ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also include high dependence on local workers for labor and management – making sure all local and global human rights are followed thoroughly.

4.2. Manufacturing

4.2.1. Water, sanitation and hygiene

During the manufacturing process and value additions, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions maintains an emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene. All plants and manufacturing units operated by ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions have an authorized sanitation system in place which ensures minimal water wastage. Besides, all industrial waste is disposed of off through authorized channels only – ensuring that no natural water body and water source is harmed or polluted.

4.2.2. Natural resource stewardship

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions is also an active pioneer of natural resource stewardship. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions has devised ways to ensure that natural resources are sustainably used for industrial operations, and are not damaged during business processes. ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions shares this knowledge publicly for the overall welfare of the environment and the planet.

4.2.3. Women empowerment

During its manufacturing process, the ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also ensures to employ women labour in various managerial and operational level jobs. These women are usually from local communities and are trained for new skill development and enhancement. In doing so, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures that women are equipped with the confidence and decision making abilities s that they advance not only in their professional but also in their personal and social lives.

4.3. Retail and consumers

4.3.1. Responsible marketing and influence

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions makes sure to use ethical means of marketing its products. This means not only does it disseminate rightful information and data regarding the company, but also makes sure that it does not use unethical appeals in its marketing communication.

4.3.2. Marketing to children

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions is also careful in its marketing to children so that it is not exploitative. Rather, marketing to children is done through influencing adults towards the products offered by ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions.

4.3.3. Product Safety

ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures product safety in consumption at all times. This is done not only through mentioning nutritional value and facts but also through a clear statement of manufacturing dates and batches. This is to make sure that consumers are aware of the product quality and life cycle. Also, the company mentions clear ways and processes of disposing of the products to ensure that the environment is sustained and not harmed.

5. Working towards achieving sustainable goals 

 The CSR and CSV approach at ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions is closely guided by the sustainable development goals chalked out by the United Nations. Through working on the attainment of the SDGs, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions, and many other companies work together to create a peaceful and harmonious future that has sustainable resources and environment.    

Through connecting ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions’s goals and commitments with the SDGs, the company has created avenues of channelling a positive impact on society through its operations and business as a whole.

5.1. No poverty

• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions creates opportunities for skill enhancement and vocational training
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also provides equal employment opportunities to all labours from the local communities
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions promotes and supports small business ventures through inclusive business support and funding – especially for women who are micro-entrepreneurs in the community

5.2. Zero hunger

• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards implementing a model of less food wastage and food loss – in the manufacturing as well as the supply chain process
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions provides subsidized products in communities that are living below the poverty line, as well as in communities where it is operational and has industrial units and sites
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions has developed recycling plants in local communities to ensure that there is no food wasted during consumption, and it is recycled into other products needed for a sustainable environment

5.3. Clean water and sanitation

• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions strives to ensure high water efficiency and water sustainability in all business operations and processes
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions advocates and also internally implements positive water policies
• Infrastructure developed by ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions in different rural communities and settlements ensures authorized sewage networks and lines to avoid dumping in freshwater reserves

5.4. Life on land

• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards establishing the green supply chain
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions ensures that no Green spaces are destroyed for its business and industrial purposes, and also works towards creating healthy green spaces through numerous plantations
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions places a high emphasis on maintaining regular health check-ups for all community members – free of cost, and also focuses on animal welfare for farmers

5.5. Good health and well being

• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards improving the living standards and quality of life of communities it engages with
• For farmers, ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions has also improved farm economics
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions works towards protecting the children in the supply chain processes, as well as creates diverse livelihood opportunities for adults

5.6. Quality education

• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions provides a hands-on learning opportunity for young adults from local communities through internship opportunities
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions also sponsors various scholarship programs for different grade levels in communities where it is operations
• ARARD-V Framework Teaching and Incorporating Ethics in Financial Decisions has inaugurated primary schools in three different regions where it has operations – in rural settlements – as a step towards achieving quality education for all.