WGU C206 TASK 3 | ACCURATE AND VERIFIED | 2026
UPDATE
A1. Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is regarded as the focus on the relationship
between an organization and its external stakeholders. Businesses are finding that social
responsibility is essential to a business strategy in our interconnected world (Trevino & Nelson,
2017). I will discuss the CSR policies of PepsiCo, selected based on their strong commitment to
global best practices for CSR.
PepsiCo’s CSR website outlines five key principles all employees are expected to follow
as part of their code of ethical excellence, referred to as the PepsiCo Way. The five principles to
follow from the company website are: Respect in the workplace, Trust in the marketplace,
Fairness in our business relationships, Honesty in business conduct, and Purpose in our world
(PepsiCo). This was first placed into effect on October 1, 2012, and the website states is
“amended periodically”, most recently, in August 2023.
PepsiCo’s CSR outlines its expectations for stakeholders and for secondary stakeholders
around the world. For example, regarding environment, health and safety (EHS) standards,
Pepsico states they are “committed to maintaining a global environment, health and safety (EHS)
strategy to help ensure we achieve a consistently high standard across our global operations,
reducing our EHS risk profile.” (PepsiCo).
A2. Legal Mandate Compliance
, PepsiCo.’s website outlines a very transparent description of its legal mandate
requirements for every facet of its operations and business units. Topics described on the site
outline topics such as: fair hiring practices, food safety regulations, human rights laws,
environmental laws, workplace safety laws, anti-trust laws, and trade controls. Of note is a
subsection that clearly advises its policy against accepting gifts and bribes in exchange for favors
from suppliers, and it heavily slanted towards making sure that PepsiCo employees are not
persuaded by outside influencers or bribes to distract the company’s missions.
A2A. Implications of non-compliance
An employee of any organization that fails to comply with a code of conduct is generally
deemed a serious violation of many companies. This can range from disciplinary actions,
termination and even criminal or civil charges in extreme instances, based on the severity of the
violation for the parties involved. Negligent behavior can have detrimental impacts on both the
organization and responsible parties’ reputations, so it is important to have company standards
followed for compliance to avoid negative outcomes.
A2B. Two policies PepsiCo has described for ethical behavior as outlined in its code of ethics
are (Pepsico Global Code of Conduct, 2012) concern Human Rights, and to avoid Conflicts of
Interest. For example, for Human Rights ethical behavior, PepsiCo states that employees are
are “expected to support our commitment to operate programs and policies that promote a
workplace free of discrimination and harassment; that prohibit child labor, forced labor and
UPDATE
A1. Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is regarded as the focus on the relationship
between an organization and its external stakeholders. Businesses are finding that social
responsibility is essential to a business strategy in our interconnected world (Trevino & Nelson,
2017). I will discuss the CSR policies of PepsiCo, selected based on their strong commitment to
global best practices for CSR.
PepsiCo’s CSR website outlines five key principles all employees are expected to follow
as part of their code of ethical excellence, referred to as the PepsiCo Way. The five principles to
follow from the company website are: Respect in the workplace, Trust in the marketplace,
Fairness in our business relationships, Honesty in business conduct, and Purpose in our world
(PepsiCo). This was first placed into effect on October 1, 2012, and the website states is
“amended periodically”, most recently, in August 2023.
PepsiCo’s CSR outlines its expectations for stakeholders and for secondary stakeholders
around the world. For example, regarding environment, health and safety (EHS) standards,
Pepsico states they are “committed to maintaining a global environment, health and safety (EHS)
strategy to help ensure we achieve a consistently high standard across our global operations,
reducing our EHS risk profile.” (PepsiCo).
A2. Legal Mandate Compliance
, PepsiCo.’s website outlines a very transparent description of its legal mandate
requirements for every facet of its operations and business units. Topics described on the site
outline topics such as: fair hiring practices, food safety regulations, human rights laws,
environmental laws, workplace safety laws, anti-trust laws, and trade controls. Of note is a
subsection that clearly advises its policy against accepting gifts and bribes in exchange for favors
from suppliers, and it heavily slanted towards making sure that PepsiCo employees are not
persuaded by outside influencers or bribes to distract the company’s missions.
A2A. Implications of non-compliance
An employee of any organization that fails to comply with a code of conduct is generally
deemed a serious violation of many companies. This can range from disciplinary actions,
termination and even criminal or civil charges in extreme instances, based on the severity of the
violation for the parties involved. Negligent behavior can have detrimental impacts on both the
organization and responsible parties’ reputations, so it is important to have company standards
followed for compliance to avoid negative outcomes.
A2B. Two policies PepsiCo has described for ethical behavior as outlined in its code of ethics
are (Pepsico Global Code of Conduct, 2012) concern Human Rights, and to avoid Conflicts of
Interest. For example, for Human Rights ethical behavior, PepsiCo states that employees are
are “expected to support our commitment to operate programs and policies that promote a
workplace free of discrimination and harassment; that prohibit child labor, forced labor and
