企业社会责任(3/3)-英语听力

[00:00.420]The first thing is to be attentive to the needs of all stakeholders. [00:06.433]This means that companies must recognise their responsibilities not only to their shareholders, [00:13.178]but also be committed to respecting their employees, their suppliers, their customers, [00:19.426]and the local community and environment in which they operate. [00:24.671]The second point is about audits and reporting. [00:28.781]Companies already submit their financial accounts for audit. [00:32.783]They must also submit to social audits and environmental impact audits. [00:39.043]These must be reported to the outside world so that everyone can see the results of their performance in the three key areas, [00:47.488]thus tying companies to their promises. [00:50.244]However, this means that companies have to be honest and open about their actions and so expose themselves to public criticism. [00:59.993]It's easy to advertise your successes to your customer. [01:03.754]It's not so easy to publicise the level of pollution from your factory or, [01:09.236]if you are a private company, to disclose your financial results.