Proceedings of the Conference Towards ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 (T-A-C 23 2021)

Does the Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibilities Have a Positive Impact on the Company’s Business Sustainability?

Case study of PT Unilever Indonesia, Tbk

Authors
Nugroho Setyo Utomo1, Clara Thalitakum Ezra2, Goh Zhongji3, Grace Palamba1, Annisa Ramadanti1, *
1School of Business, IPB University, Indonesia
2President University, Indonesia
3Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: aramadanti@apps.ipb.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Annisa Ramadanti
Available Online 7 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.211207.032How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Consumer; CSR; Financial Performance; Literature Review; Sustainability
Abstract

PT Unilever Indonesia, Tbk (Unilever) is a consumer goods company that has a high commitment to implementing the principles of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout the company’s value chain. Unilever has developed a Unilever Sustaining Living Plan (USLP) since 2010, with objectives: 1) improving health and well-being; 2) reduce the footprint of using Unilever’s products in the environment; 3) improve people’s standard of living. The USLP is the company’s blueprint for achieving the company’s vision to grow the business, whilst decoupling the environmental footprint from the company’s growth and increasing the company’s positive social impact. The purpose of this study was to analyze the implementation of SDGs in Unilever’s business strategy that encourages business growth. This paper using comparative analysis using three methods: 1) literature review on CSR impact on the company in Indonesia; 2) financial performance analysis using financial ratio and Altman Z-Score conducted on Unilever’s financial performance 2016-2020; 3) qualitative analysis on consumers. The result found in the literature review was that CSR has a good impact on the company performance while the financial performance analysis showed that the company performance tends to decrease in the last 5 years. Qualitative analysis showed that consumers know the company and the products, but have less awareness about the company’s CSR activities and consumers support the eco-friendly products.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Conference Towards ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 (T-A-C 23 2021)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
7 December 2021
ISBN
10.2991/aebmr.k.211207.032
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.211207.032How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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