What objects would you associate with the following concepts?

Question

Humanitarianism
Research & Development
Sustainability
Business Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility

Anything and everything you can think of. I'm looking for objects which reflect what these concepts should be not associated with the failure to fullfill their meanings.

Answer 1

Humanitarianism..... A tureen for soup in a soup kitchen. An aid package in a lorry on a dirt road. A quiet room in a safe place.

Research and development...... A well equipped laboratory ~ any scientific instruments. A computer. A memory stick. A library full of books. A notebook. A bank statement. A half-finished building.

Sustainability........ A solar heating panel on a roof. A solar-powered calculator. An electric car. A row of wind turbines on a Devon tor or a Cretan hillside. A compost bin. A coppiced forest.

Business ethics...... A propaganda sheet from The Co-operative Bank. A report by a Board on Equal Opportunities policy reporting on progress in ensuring fair treatment for all minorities and mentioning that 2 board members are gay or lesbian, 1 is dyslexic, 3 are from ethnic minorities, and half are women.

Corporate social responsibility......... A cheque made out by a business to a charity. A man or woman in a McDonald's uniform with one of those litter-gathering spikes, garnering discarded McDonald's wrappers from the street. A notice on the wall of an alcohol counselling agency saying "this service is 50% funded by XYZ Brewery".

Answer 2

Humanitarianism = a dove Research & Development = a test tube Sustainability = a wind turbine Business Ethics = a tub of Ben and Jerrys Corporate Social Responsibility = The ghost of christmas past

Answer 3

Humanitarianism = a dove
Research & Development = a test tube
Sustainability = a wind turbine
Business Ethics = a tub of Ben and Jerrys
Corporate Social Responsibility = The ghost of christmas past

Answer 4

Humanitarianism - cargos of donations, food clothing etc
Research and Development - scientist looking into a microscope
Sustainability - a subsistence farmer, works to keep his family fed
Business Ethics - corporate worker with a briefcase
Coporate Social Responsibility - employees picking up litter

Answer 5

Humanitarianism- Hands
Research & Development- An open field
Sustainability- Crops
Business Ethics- Children
Corporate Social Responsibility- Water

I know these are probably not what your looking for and are weird but its what I imagine when I think of these words.