Social Sustainability In The Workplace: Building A Fair And Equitable Organizational Culture

Abstract

The idea of social sustainability is explored in terms of practice and policy for organizations that aim to produce a fair, equitable and inclusive workplace. The concept of how employees, organization and society gain benefits from socially sustainable workplaces is presented in this study, based on investigation and analysis of current research, case studies and emerging frameworks. The reported sustainable social initiatives are then found to use five key dimensions for an effective approach—equity and fairness, diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing, meaningful work, and stakeholder engagement. Instead, there are problems relating to the implementation of ISO 14000 due to the presence of organizational resistance toward it, problems of measurement and overlapping priorities and strategies. This paper concludes that integrated approaches to build socially sustainable working places are required, which are in line with organization's values and strategies and that respond to the changing societal expectations of the role of business in addressing social concerns.