ANALYZING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: - IN CASE OF HARAR BREWERY SHARE COMPANY

Abstract

Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility is a concept, where companies put together environmental concerns in their business operations and the dealings with stakeholders, without compromising economic performance. The study aimed at analyzing the implementation of environmental corporate social responsibility activities-a case Harar Brewery. Corresponding to instruments of environmental corporate social responsibility and disclosure of environment as activities namely OECD Guidelines for MNEs, GRI, ISO 14001, ISO 26000 to address environmental issue (pollution). It is relevant to industries, especially for brewery industries to implement ECSR concepts, but also to get benefit from it. In relation to the methodology, purposive sampling technique was used in Harar Brewery industry. The study has been conducted on the basis of the qualitative research techniques to analyze the implementation of ECSR in the Harar brewery factory. Data’s were collected through questionnaires, interviews, Focus Group Discussion and observation. Moreover, semi-structured interview has been also conducted with managers of Harar Brewery company through open ended questions which are designed to analyze the implementation of ECSR in Harar Brewery company and with different government levels and officials. Finally, the data collected through the questionnaires, interviews, Focus Group Discussion and observation, were coded, and analyzed and presented in the form of text. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the implications of these findings as well as recommendations for further research in the area. The local communities are much concerned about the environmental pollution in their area underpinned by over utilization of Jinella spring water and poor the Harar brewery company doesn't realize environmental protection contribution from ECSR implementation aspects to stakeholder and it needs the common efforts form different stakeholders including the community, environmental authorities and police departments