1. CSR at Karen Leary A

CSR s embedded in the business philosophy of Karen Leary A. At Karen Leary A, 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 Karen Leary A 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. Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A

Karen Leary A works for CSR through the CSV approach. This is made easier to incorporate in the company systems because of the core values practised at Karen Leary A. These are:

Respect – for every one

• Trust
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Accountability

1.2. CSR goals at Karen Leary A

1.2.1. Improving livings standards for communities through increasing employment opportunities

Karen Leary A believes in working for the people, and working with the people. With the growth of the business across the world, Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A

Karen Leary A works with communities at large and aims to help them become healthier and happier. Karen Leary A provides nutritional boosting and support to communities where it runs operations, as well as to other communities living in regions marked below poverty. Additionally, Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A works towards reducing its environmental footprint by ensuring that it allows the legislation regarding carbon production and release. Also, Karen Leary A works towards designing operational processes that reduce water and land pollution. All products manufactured and distributed by Karen Leary A come with a disposal method to reduce wastage, and increase recycling. 

2. Creating shared value (CSV) at Karen Leary A

Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A, as well as allowing its expansion regionally as well as in its product portfolio. Through creating shared value, Karen Leary A 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, Karen Leary A can create the most value in the following aspects:

2.1.1. Nutrition

Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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

 Karen Leary A strives to develop communities where it operates. This includes rural communities and settlements from where Karen Leary A gets its raw materials and inputs as well as labour. Karen Leary A created varied employment and livelihood opportunities for these communities to help them raise their living standards and quality of life.

3. Commitments made by Karen Leary A

Commitments at the Karen Leary A have helped shape its CSR and CSV approach based on multiple trends from across the globe. These commitments have helped Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A 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. Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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. Karen Leary A also conducts vocational training programs frequently.

3.2.2. Promoting diversity

Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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, Karen Leary A 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. Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A, 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, Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A and CSR

At Karen Leary A, SCR is embedded in the company DNA. Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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, Karen Leary A ensures that no animals are harmed. Karen Leary A makes sure that all animals are fed high quality fodder, and that they are kept in a clean and safe environment. In addition, Karen Leary A also provides safe breeding grounds for animals and regularly authorizes veterinary check-ups for all animals in partner farms.

4.1.4. Human rights

Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A 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, Karen Leary A maintains an emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene. All plants and manufacturing units operated by Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A is also an active pioneer of natural resource stewardship. Karen Leary A has devised ways to ensure that natural resources are sustainably used for industrial operations, and are not damaged during business processes. Karen Leary A shares this knowledge publicly for the overall welfare of the environment and the planet.

4.2.3. Women empowerment

During its manufacturing process, the Karen Leary A 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, Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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

Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A.

4.3.3. Product Safety

Karen Leary A 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 Karen Leary A is closely guided by the sustainable development goals chalked out by the United Nations. Through working on the attainment of the SDGs, Karen Leary A, and many other companies work together to create a peaceful and harmonious future that has sustainable resources and environment.    

Through connecting Karen Leary A’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

• Karen Leary A creates opportunities for skill enhancement and vocational training
• Karen Leary A also provides equal employment opportunities to all labours from the local communities
• Karen Leary A 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

• Karen Leary A works towards implementing a model of less food wastage and food loss – in the manufacturing as well as the supply chain process
• Karen Leary A 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
• Karen Leary A 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

• Karen Leary A strives to ensure high water efficiency and water sustainability in all business operations and processes
• Karen Leary A advocates and also internally implements positive water policies
• Infrastructure developed by Karen Leary A in different rural communities and settlements ensures authorized sewage networks and lines to avoid dumping in freshwater reserves

5.4. Life on land

• Karen Leary A works towards establishing the green supply chain
• Karen Leary A ensures that no Green spaces are destroyed for its business and industrial purposes, and also works towards creating healthy green spaces through numerous plantations
• Karen Leary A 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

• Karen Leary A works towards improving the living standards and quality of life of communities it engages with
• For farmers, Karen Leary A has also improved farm economics
• Karen Leary A works towards protecting the children in the supply chain processes, as well as creates diverse livelihood opportunities for adults

5.6. Quality education

• Karen Leary A provides a hands-on learning opportunity for young adults from local communities through internship opportunities
• Karen Leary A also sponsors various scholarship programs for different grade levels in communities where it is operations
• Karen Leary A has inaugurated primary schools in three different regions where it has operations – in rural settlements – as a step towards achieving quality education for all.