CIPS Exam L5M2 Topic 5 Question 59 Discussion

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Question #: 59
Topic #: 5

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Company X is a large manufacturer of cosmetics and household products. It operates in 57 different countries and has large and complex supply chains. The brand's popularity is partly due to the cheap price of the products compared with its competitors and Company X has recently discovered that child labour has been used within its supply chain. In response to this Company X has donated a large amount of money to charity. What is this an example of?

Acorporate social responsibility

Bgreenwashing

Ctriple bottom line thinking

Dbusiness continuity planning

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Suggested Answer: B

This is Greenwashing. Greenwashing is the process of using a good deed to cover up unethical responsibility. See p. 45. In this example Company X has thrown some money at a charity in order to cover up the fact it has child labour issues within the supply chain. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing

by Amber at Jul 11, 2025, 02:11 PM

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Rory

10 days ago

I see your point, Kristofer. It's important for Company X to address the root cause of the issue rather than just donating money.

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Kristofer

12 days ago

But could this also be seen as a form of greenwashing, trying to cover up their unethical practices?

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Carlee

13 days ago

Haha, business continuity planning? What, are they planning to just keep the child labor and hope no one finds out next time?

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Belen

15 days ago

I agree with Tori, Company X is trying to make up for using child labour.

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Tori

17 days ago

I think this is an example of corporate social responsibility.

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Kimi

26 days ago

Triple bottom line thinking? Maybe, but it seems more like they're just trying to salvage their reputation after getting caught using child labor.

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Ernie

15 days ago

A) corporate social responsibility

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Corrinne

1 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. Donating money to charity feels a bit like greenwashing to me - a way to distract from the real issue rather than actually fixing it.

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Jeannetta

14 days ago

B) greenwashing

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Freeman

25 days ago

A) corporate social responsibility

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Becky

1 months ago

Definitely corporate social responsibility. Company X is taking action to address the issue of child labor in their supply chain, even if it's a bit late.

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Deonna

22 days ago

Definitely corporate social responsibility. Company X is taking action to address the issue of child labor in their supply chain, even if it's a bit late.

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Marjory

27 days ago

A) corporate social responsibility

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