Compare And Contrast The Corporate Social Responsibility Of Unilever And Canon

Compare two multinational companies and assess which is more environmentally responsible Many multinational companies actively conduct their corporate social responsibilities regardless of losing profits at present. They are encouraged to fulfill their duties with regard to environmental protection and social concerns in their business operations. Unilever and Canon are both pioneers in their different business fields. The former is a diversified company selling foods and everyday household care products and 13 brands of which have sales of over 1 billion euros per year, with 169,000 people serving it (Unilever, 2017). The latter is an electrical device firm whose main products are electric appliances and imaging equipment such as cameras, sensors and GPS receivers; its common stock has reached 174,762 million yen by December 31 2016 (Canon, 2016). Both of them have a famous reputation in caring about the environment and have many similar approaches to protect it. This essay will compare and assess Unilever and Canon with three criteria in relation to CSR. Firstly, both companies have made significant efforts to reduce the carbon dioxide. Unilever tries its best to lessen the

It can be concluded that Canon outperforms Unilever in regard to environmental responsibilities. Since Canon and Unilever both take varieties of measures to reduce the carbon emission, Canon focuses on more aspects such as sales offices in depth. Accordingly, Canon is more effective because it not only protects the animals which is identical to Unilever, but also affects people’s attitudes towards protecting wildlife in the long run. Compared to Unilever, Canon is more modest and takes more practical and various steps to reduce the waste such as cleaning the underground water and improving the quality of soil instead of merely cutting down the waste of their production