Global Corporate Citizenship Audit [AIG (American International Group, Inc)]

Global Corporate Citizenship Audit

AIG (American International Group, Inc)

Task: 

1. Research AIG company by examining the most recent annual report as well as the company’s mission statement and code of ethics/responsibility.
2. Include media reports of the company’s accomplishments/achievements
3. Include media reports of corporate misdeeds or failings
4. Discuss the following in your paper:
5. What is a corporate social audit and what is it expected to measure?
6. Who are the corporate leaders in these efforts and what distinguishes those companies from others that don’t seem to be measuring up?
7. In your assessment of the company that you have been assigned, please discuss social responsibility activities related to:
   • Environmental impact
   • Sustainable development
   • Consumer welfare
   • Fair trade
   • Treatment of employees
   • Relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, communities, investors, and regulators.
8. What efforts has your company made on the social innovation front? (Be sure to explain what social innovation is).
9. Identify what you see as the strengths of your company as they pursue their socially responsible goals as well as their weaknesses and challenges as they work to advance their position as a socially responsible global leader. (Note – This is not a conventional SWOT analysis. This is intended to assess social impact).
10. In your estimation, based on your research, do your company’s actions square with their espoused corporate values? In other words, is your company “walking the talk”? If your answer is yes, explain why you believe this and if you believe that your company is falling short, explain that shortfall as well.