Societal Responsibility Research Articles

Encouraging consumption reduction: Findings of a qualitative study with clothing companies on sufficiency-promoting communication

Sufficiency aims at reducing resource consumption and thus requires individual behaviour change. Although it seems counterintuitive at first glance, companies can support sufficiency-oriented, cleaner consumption as part of their societal responsibility. This article investigates motives for sufficiency-promoting business communication and explores related challenges resulting from the economic growth paradigm. Furthermore, it asks which digital tools are used in this communication and for what reasons. The explorative interview study with six German sufficiency-oriented clothing companies of the apparel sector reveals the significance of corporate sustainability values and strategic motives such as reputational benefits and customer loyalty. Since the companies are only pursuing moderate growth, the concurrence of supporting sufficiency and operating in a growth-driven economy is perceived as an area of tension but does not endanger their existence. Benefits of digital marketing arise from the wider audiences, cost efficiency and effective targeting. Future research opportunities entail qualitative and quantitative research to further investigate motives and barriers with different types of companies and to improve understanding of how companies ensure their continued existence whilst promoting less consumption. With our study, we explore the role communication can play in encouraging cleaner and sufficiency-oriented consumption and thus contribute to a young but flourishing research field. • Sufficiency-promoting communication is motivated by sustainability values and strategic motives. • The dichotomy between growth and sufficiency is challenging for the interviewed companies. • Online marketing and social media are particularly suitable for sufficiency-promoting communication.

Multiobjective Pinch Analysis for Resource Conservation in Constrained Source–Sink Problems

Resource conservation strategies play a vital role in the manufacturing and process industries to fulfill environmental discharge and societal responsibilities. This paper aims to conserve resource...

Optimising Segregated Resource Conservation Network with Cross-Zonal Transfer for Multiple Resources and Qualities

Manufacturing industries are continually looking for resource conservation to achieve market competitiveness along with minimum waste discharge for environmental and societal responsibilities. Cooperation between industries to achieve resource sharing through reusing and recycling strategies play a vital role in optimising overall resource consumption, striving towards optimal industrial or urban symbiosis. This paper aims to apply the optimisation framework in a constrained source-sink network considering multiple zones. A special type of constrained resource conservation network, known as segregated targeting problem with dedicated sources and external resources, is considered. The problem contains a set of zones with their own sources and demands and a dedicated resource specified for individual zones. A set of internal sources, freely available for reuse, and external resources are shared among all the zones. In this work, multiple quality constraints that are restricting the allocation of the resources are considered. Unutilised dedicated sources from one zone are reused in other zones through different piping connections with a certain cost associated with it to maximise the utilisation of available sources. The objectives are to minimise the overall resource intake and the total cost for the whole network. This framework enables the selection of optimum zonal integration that yields the optimal cost or maximum resources recycling rate. The distinctive nature of zonal segregation, considering source sharing and multiple qualities, widens the scope of applicability of this approach. The method can be applied to various problem domains, such as regional material recovery networks, sector-wise energy planning, and financial planning.

MNOC'S LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS IN TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATIONS FROM THE NIGER DELTA

The approach that Multinational Oil companies (MNOCs) use to comply with their human rights obligations translates to the different levels of engagement with stakeholders. For example, concerns regarding alleged human rights and environmental violations of MNOCs usually start with a notification, and then a formal complaint and if this is handled improperly will result in litigation. The ways MNOCs handle the disputes reflects whether the company pursues an inactive, reactive, active or proactive level of engagement with its human right obligations. This paper evaluates each level of engagement against a selected set of transnational human rights and environmental litigations arising from the Niger Delta. This evaluation reveals that MNOCs with a proactive approach considers the engagement and implementation of their human right obligations as a shared societal responsibility and are more inclined to look at the background of the complaint to solve the underlying problems in collaboration with all stakeholders. This paper, therefore, concludes that a proactive approach will lead to an improvement in human rights and environmental protection, in partnerships with local governments, local communities, and NGOs.

The conception of organizational integrity: A derivation from the individual level using a virtue‐based approach

AbstractThis paper extends previous attempts at understanding the nature of organizational integrity and its increasingly important role for companies which, after all, bear a moral and societal responsibility. Interpretations of organizational integrity in business ethics literature incorporate aspects ranging from the behavior of managers and employees to corporate structures and incentive systems. We argue that virtue ethics builds an indispensable framework for understanding the origin of the concept of integrity and transfer these findings to an organizational level. Hence, we first define organizational integrity, and second operationalize it in a closed three‐step process, consisting of morally sound corporate commitments, their transparent institutionalization within the company, and their implementation into actions. We consider the main goal of organizational integrity to be of a preventative investment nature. Organizational integrity is a company investment that translates into avoiding fines for potential violations of the law or ethical missteps, as well as an investment in the company’s reputation. In turn, organizational integrity can protect a company from disruptions that can threaten its existence. Defining and operationalizing the concept of organizational integrity provides the foundation for future scientific research and the basis for developing practical guidance for organizations and managers.

Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ubuntu has been identified by several scholars as a philosophy that provides a framework to fight health disasters such as COVID-19. Ubuntu refers to the African worldview of seeing oneself through others. It refers to the pattern of interconnectedness between people in the form of a philosophy or worldview. Ubuntu explores concerns about cosmic and global context of life. This article stipulates that Ubuntu can provide ways to deal with challenges that emerge with the COVID-19 pandemic. Ubuntu fosters the integrated components of humanity as it appreciates the biological, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental aspects of life. The article explores several themes such as self-awareness and societal responsibility, holism, spirituality, health promotion, food security, social justice and human rights, generosity, sharing, and teamwork. Others have advanced that Ubuntu is a philosophy to adopt in the fight against epidemics, and we seek to broaden the debate by exploring Ubuntu axiological and ontological humanistic–existential themes. Finally, the article calls for the adoption of Ubuntu philosophy in psychological and social work interventions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Agency perspective in Islamic political treatises: implications for contemporary management research

PurposeClassical assumptions of agency theory (AT) fall short of providing satisfactory answers to modern management and organizational knowledge (MOK) problems, and there is a need for extending the scope of the field. This article aims to compare modern AT assumptions with the agency perspective of Islamic historical political treatises (namely, siyasetnamas) and point out how AT can be furthered.Design/methodology/approachThis article applies content analysis method to find out agency perspectives in Islamic political treatises and then compare them with those of the basic AT assumptions to find out similarities and differences between them in explaining agency problems.FindingsThe agency perspective in siyasetnamas are based on the following assumptions which could contribute to the development of AT with their emphasis on (1) responsibilities beyond contracts, (2) entrustment rather than ownership, (3) shared societal responsibility rather than conflicting individual interests, (4) importance of self-control for both principals and agents and (5) trust discourse which emphasizes inner virtues rather than control discourse.Originality/valueAgency perspectives cannot be considered independent of cultural imprints. By introducing siyasetnamas' agency perspective, this article makes an effort to suggest implications for how to further modern MOK based overwhelmingly on individualistic cultural assumptions to rediscuss agency problems from the viewpoint of specifically the emerging markets in which collectivist culture plays an important role in social and economic life. In this respect, siyasetnamas' agency perspective based on the notion of entrustment seems, arguably, to be a better fit to the contextual realities and managerial practices of emerging markets.

Populations, Pandemics, and Politics

Discussions about social justice and governmental responsibility are often framed in abstract terms, referencing aspirational concepts such as “equality” or “autonomy.” While this is particularly evident in law, grand narratives also shape policies related to public health and welfare, as well as many other areas that overlap with law. Of specific interest in the context of this collection is the idealized rendition of the body that permeates these grand narratives. In law, as well as in political theory, philosophy, economics, and ethics, the body is abstracted to the point that its material realities and their implications for social policy can be conveniently ignored. The pandemic has disrupted, even discredited, dominant political narratives, which minimized or ridiculed the need for safety nets and other social welfare policies. COVID-19 has forced a consideration of the inescapably and uncomfortably concrete into public consciousness, opening up the possibility for a revisioning of our thinking about both individual and societal requirements and responsibilities. Fortunately, vulnerability theory presents a constructive and needed alternative to the traditional paradigm for thinking about the nature of the state and its social institutions and relationships in this post-pandemic reality.

Reforming the health care system to address structural racism

Reforming the health care system to address structural racism

Smart Design and its Role in Developing Jewelry for People with Special Needs

Society groups vary, but everyone has equal rights and duties if they have the daily needs that qualify them for work, distinction, and integration into society. The elderly with disabilities are considered special groups, as they are a special category of society. But their inability to perform their daily needs made them need a different and special type of care than their normal peers at their age, as they are individuals with whom we share multiple common characteristics. Like all individuals, they need to communicate with the environment around them and express their needs, which helps in improving mental health and integrating them into society. Despite the global and Arab interest in this group, it still suffers a lot in our society. Most of them suffer from mental disorders, a sense of frustration and isolation. Therefore, this category should be given special care to practice their normal lives like other humans. This study sheds light on finding innovative solutions for smart jewelry that meet the human requirements of special groups. This group is in need of understanding some of their personality aspects that disability entails from psychological inadaptability. They have different requirements in various areas of life, which are different from other requirements for ordinary people. These requirements differ according to the type of disability and its effects. Therefore, the research focuses on older women with speech disorders and motor disabilities, where members of this group have a significant disorder in their speech skills and lack of movement, which makes it difficult to communicate with others, which of course affects their mental health. The research focuses on the interest in the elderly category with speech disorders and movement impairment, where the individuals of this category have a marked disturbance in speech skills and lack of movement. This makes it difficult to communicate with others to express their daily needs. Accordingly, there is a societal responsibility of the designer in general and the designer of jewelry in particular, for alleviating the severity of these disorders to make them feel safe, seek help whenever they want, and improve their mental health. This is often through designing metal jewelry in light of smart design and employing electronic chips to develop and enhance communication between people with special groups of elderly people with their external surroundings to meet their daily needs, whether at the level of comprehension, expression, or both. Research problem: The suffering of a person in any society begins from the inability to communicate with others. In the case of a physical disability that causes speech disorders and movement impairment, this suffering increases. This, hence, affects the mental health of this group of people with special groups. Therefore, the social responsibility requires the metal and jeweler designer to develop products to improve their performance capabilities in their daily life. With the rapid technological development and smart design solutions that allow the designer an opportunity to innovate, and in light of all of the above, the research problem can be formed in the following question: Is it possible to find design solutions for metal jewelry that suit the human requirements of the elderly from special groups in light of smart design? Research Objectives: Finding innovative solutions to design metal jewelry that suit the human needs of elderly people with speech disorders and mobility impairments and Improving the mental health of people with speech disorders and movement impairment by providing smart jewelry that helps them communicate with others. Methodology: The research follows the descriptive approach in the theoretical framework and the experimental method in the practical experiment. Case Study: The bodies of people with special needs differ according to the type of disability they have. Their muscles are affected by injury, atrophy, or weakness, and weakness in varying proportions according to several criteria, including muscle structure, age stage, degree of disability, and location. These differences show the needs of these people, not others. Therefore, the case study provides the researcher with data, obstacles, and difficulties facing elderly women with speech disorders and mobility impairment, and also the preferences that they wish to achieve in smart metal jewelry in line with their abilities. This can help them achieve optimal communication with society Results: Creating new approaches in the design of metal jewelry in light of smart design that suits the human requirements of people with special groups. - Achieving communication between people of special groups and their families through innovative methods of communication. - It has become possible to use jewelry in various fields more than just as a means of decoration, as it can be used to improve the mental health of people with special groups. - The study helped clarify the role and importance of jewelry designers towards people with special groups

Tribal Sovereignty Is Bestowed Upon Us by the Creator

J O U R N A L O F A M E R I C A N I N D I A N E D U C A T I O N — 6 0 , I S S U E 3 123 Commentary Tribal Sovereignty Is Bestowed Upon Us by the Creator PHILIP J. STEVENS, WITH LOUIE LORENZO JR., AND MARTIN AHUMADA Afirst of its kind Tribal Nation Building in Higher Education Convening was held on the University of Idaho campus just days before the United States felt the full effect of the COVID-­ 19 pandemic .1 Dynamic discussions of tribal self-­ determination, growth, and space within the academia–­ specifically as a means to build a better tomorrow—were shared against an abstract backdrop. As Convening participants returned to where many would unknowingly shelter for the next year and a half, the importance of nation-­ building discussions became even more important as we witnessed the United States struggle to provide a meaningful response to a pandemic that began ravaging the nation in spring 2020. The dreams and nightmares of personal freedoms were unveiled as some citizens fought to determine the history of the pandemic as imaginary in nature and others saw the pandemic as a reminder of societal responsibilities to and respect for each other. In essence, the pandemic allowed us to see with extraordinary clarity that our actions cannot take place in isolation but must be a collective effort requiring proper guidance. We may choose to push a narrative that simply is the loudest, or we may choose to listen and act with communities as our guidance. For this commentary, I (Philip Stevens) dialogued with Louie Lorenzo (a San Carlos Apache spiritual leader and culturally based youth wellness leader), and Dr. Martin Ahumada (President of San Carlos Apache College, whose heritage includes the Indigenous Peoples of Northern Mexico) about their experiences “acting with community” and reflections on the pathways forward for building and strengthening the San Carlos Apache Nation post-­ COVID-­ 19 pandemic. Our dialog for this reflection occurred via 124 J O U R N A L O F A M E R I C A N I N D I A N E D U C A T I O N — 6 0 , I S S U E 3 written and oral communication in the spring of 2021. As a note of voice, I use first-­ person to synthesize our ideas and to share my own experiences related to Apache well-­ being. I use direct quotes to represent specific perspectives that my co-­ authors, Lorenzo and Ahumada, provided in conversation with me. Tribal Resilience in Times of COVID-­ 19 Many tribes felt the immediate effects of the virus. Dr. Anthony Fauci, an immunology specialist and director of the U.S. federal government’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated that minoritized communities have felt “the undeniable effects of racism” (Associated Press, 2021) in the context of the Covid-­ 19 pandemic. “Now, very few of these comorbidities have racial determinants,” Fauci said. “Almost all relate to the social determinants of health dating back to disadvantageous conditions that some people of color find themselves in from birth regarding the availability of an adequate diet, access to health care, and the undeniable effects of racism in our society” (Associated Press, 2021, para. 4). On an economic level, the pandemic has also severely impacted many tribes’ ability to fund their response to the virus. As reported in The Harvard Gazette: Over the past few decades, Native American nations have increasingly taken on greater responsibility for providing a wide range of governmental services on their lands; in many instances the same services that state and local governments offer their citizens. Unlike state and local governments, however, the tribes cannot collect adequate taxes to pay for these operations, making them dependent on income from casinos and other enterprises to pay for law enforcement, public safety, and social services. (Mineo, 2020, para. 5) The fear of “tribalism” is as misplaced as the euphemism “Indian-­ giver”; perhaps the assignment of cultural fears is more telling of the culture than that of which it is assigned. Against the backdrop of colonialist assimilation strategies, the fear...

Focus of societal responsibility in the vision and mission statements of the United States pharmacy schools/ colleges

Objective: To assess the prevalence of societal responsibility languages and themes on education, research, and professional service in pharmacy programmes’ vision and mission statements. Methods: The authors collected the vision and mission statements of 142 pharmacy programmes by visiting each programme’s website. The statements were compiled and uploaded in NVivo 12. Deductive qualitative analysis and a topic extraction method with embedded principal component analysis (WordStat 8) were used to identify thematic dimensions of the statements. The number of programmes citing the respective themes were recorded. A Chi-square test was used to statistically analyse the prevalence of themes between the programme categories. Results: Education, research, professional practice, and societal service emerged as prominent themes. The prevalence of research, professional practice, and leadership themes was significantly higher in the vision statements of public programmes than private programmes. In the mission statements, the citation of a research theme was significantly higher in public programmes than private programmes. The citations of serving the diverse population and underserved population were very limited in the vision (6% and 5%) and mission statements (11% and 6%). Topic analysis conformed to the identified prominent themes and lack of societal responsibility theme in the mission statements. Conclusions: The prominent themes included education, research, and professional service to society at large. There is a distinctive lack of citations of societal responsibility towards underserved populations in the vision and mission statements.

Industry 4.0 impacts on responsible environmental and societal management in the family business

Technological innovations are critical for businesses to sustain a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive globalised environment. Amongst other advances, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies are having a growing impact on society; they have become a significant part of family business resources to create more sustainable environments and exploit new opportunities. However, few studies have analysed the impacts of I4.0 on responsible environmental management and society in the context of a family business. To take a step toward filling this gap, this study has employed a system dynamics model to evaluate the impacts of I4.0 on the clean production processes of family businesses in an emerging economy and to describe I4.0 practices on determinants of ethical behaviour and environmental management. Implementation is conducted in the packaging sector to analyse the impacts of I4.0 on CO2 emissions, total packaging waste recovery and societal responsibilities on family businesses in Turkey. The results show that ethical business development contributes toward enhancing corporate social responsibility and environmental management systems in an I4.0 context. The findings can inform the efforts of managers, governments and decision-makers to analyse and manage the societal and environmental impacts of their activities to create a more sustainable environment for family businesses.

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OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (OESE): STATE OF ART

AbstractOperational Excellence (EO) is increasingly present in scientific and managerial news. Increasing competition, increasingly uncertain events, demands customers and society increasingly pressing, the evolution of systems towards cyber physics systems, push organizations to adapt their engineering methodologies. Excellence operational (EO) is one of the answers proposed by the scientific literature to make engineering organizations more flexible, more responsive, more efficient and therefore more competitive. In this article, we share a state of the art of operational excellence (EO) in system engineering (IS) through its most modern methodologies: the Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Agility (A) with an operational approach including social and societal responsibility via the Quality-Cost-Delay-Security-Environment (QCDSE). We finish by sharing four assumptions that will serve as a basis, in our future contribution, to propose a synergy solution to implement an Operational Excellence approach in systems engineering organizations.

How farmers think about insects: perceptions of biodiversity, biodiversity loss and attitudes towards insect-friendly farming practices

An alarming decrease of insects in number and variety calls for measures of protection and promotion, since insects are crucial for the functioning of ecosystems and provide multiple ecosystem services. Agricultural landscapes can provide vast insect habitats if they are managed accordingly. However, little is known about farmers’ problem awareness and attitudes toward insect biodiversity loss, related farming practises, or alternative acceptable insect-friendly solutions. To fill these research gaps, this paper aimed to reveal farmers’ perceptions and attitudes regarding these aspects in two German case studies. We conducted 23 semi-structured interviews with farmers in 2019 and qualitatively analysed them using semantic web analysis. Farmers mostly reported awareness of insects’ ecosystem services and disservices related to agricultural production rather than mentioning the holistic ecological importance of insects. About half of the farmers confirmed insect loss based on their own observations, whereas a similar number doubted there had been a decrease of insects. Most farmers are open-minded towards insect-friendly measures if financially compensated. The farmers also mentioned a joint societal responsibility for insects, economic pressure on farmers to use pesticides due to global market prices, and unbalanced agricultural policies. This study revealed in-depth insights into farmers’ thinking about insects and how farmers contextualise arguments. Our results identified overlaps in farmers’ mental models, which paves the way for co-designing insect-friendly farming practices in landscape labs. Local transformation efforts can also demonstrate new pathways for a shift on the higher levels.

SUICIDE PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY’S RESPONSIBILITY: EVALUATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING IN A FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Suicide prevention is a societal responsibility which Engineering Faculties can address by implementing community-wide interventions to educate staff, faculty and students on how to recognize, respond and connect people in need. COVID-19 has necessitated a reimagining of the way suicide prevention programs are delivered and this paper will highlight the implementation and program evaluation of a new online asynchronous suicide prevention training program at a university’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering which proved to be effective.

Women\u2019s perceptions of factors influencing their food shopping choices and how supermarkets can support them to make healthier choices

ObjectivesTo examine women’s perceptions of factors that influence their food shopping choices, particularly in relation to store layout, and their views on ways that supermarkets could support healthier choices.DesignThis qualitative cross-sectional study used semi-structured telephone interviews to ask participants the reasons for their choice of supermarket and factors in-store that prompted their food selections. The actions supermarkets, governments and customers could take to encourage healthier food choices were explored with women. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify key themes.SettingSix supermarkets across England.ParticipantsTwenty women customers aged 18–45 years.ResultsParticipants had a median age of 39.5 years (IQR: 35.1, 42.3), a median weekly grocery spend of £70 (IQR: 50, 88), and 44% had left school aged 16 years. Women reported that achieving value for money, feeling hungry, tired, or stressed, and meeting family members’ food preferences influenced their food shopping choices. The physical environment was important, including product quality and variety, plus ease of accessing the store or products in-store. Many participants described how they made unintended food selections as a result of prominent placement of unhealthy products in supermarkets, even if they adopted more conscious approaches to food shopping (i.e. written or mental lists). Participants described healthy eating as a personal responsibility, but some stated that governments and supermarkets could be more supportive.ConclusionsThis study highlighted that in-store environments can undermine intentions to purchase and consume healthy foods. Creating healthier supermarket environments could reduce the burden of personal responsibility for healthy eating, by making healthier choices easier. Future research could explore the interplay of personal, societal and commercial responsibility for food choices and health status.

From Lean to Sustainable Manufacturing – An Overview

Purpose: The purpose of the research is to present the comparison and connection between three manufacturing paradigms, Lean, Green, and Sustainable Manufacturing. Design/Methodology/Approach: The methodology of the research is based on the literature review of three paradigms, including, definitions, methods and tools, as well as main challenges. Findings: Transition towards Sustainable Manufacturing has been taking place in an evolutionary way and may be traced in the context of changes in production paradigms. The production paradigms presented in paper do not cover all examples of paradigms classification contained in the literature, since, they only indicate the way to learn the theories and challenges that the scientific community and economic practitioners must face. Practical Implications: Lean and green methods and tools support the realization of sustainable manufacturing processes challenges. Originality/Value: The paper presents synergy between every production paradigms. Every new paradigm generally considers the objectives and approaches of the previous one, so integrating the lean and green approach is a natural consequence. The combination of these two concepts enables achieving a synergetic effect even if a trade-off and balance of divergent goals. The shift from conventional manufacturing practices to more sustainable practices has led to better compliance with regulations and standards in order to enhance the corporate and brand image while pursuing economic benefits and environmental and societal responsibility.

تعزیز الوعی القانونی فی المجتمع السعودی وأثره فی حمایة الممتلکات العامة

الملکية العامة هي حق مکتسب للجميع، والواجب على جميع أفراد المجتمع العناية بالممتلکات العامة، فهي مسؤولية مجتمعية لاحقة لمسؤولية الدول التي يقع على عاتقها بناء وتشيد واقتناء تلک الممتلکات العامة، بل إن المحافظة عليها سمة من سمات الحضارة المميزة للشعوب الواعية، ولاشک بأن تبعات المسؤولية القانونية تلحق المباشر للتعدي والمتسبب بتفاصيل قانونية سيتم تناولها في هذا الموضوع الحيوي ، إلا أن الأساس الذي نطلق منه في مجال دراستنا يتجسد في البحث عن الوسائل والأدوات التوعوية التي تعزز من حماية الممتلکات العامة، والمحافظة عليها، وإبراز مدى القيمة الحضارية المترتبة على تنمية الوعي الکامل في الأوساط الاجتماعية، يجيب هذا البحث عن تساؤلات لها جانب من الأهمية ومن ذلک ما هو مفهوم الوعي القانوني الذي ينبغي أن تعد المؤسسات التربوية والتعليمية والاعلامية برامجها للوصول الى الهدف الاستراتيجي المتمثل في حماية الممتلکات العامة، إذا ما علمنا بأن الإعلام أضحى في زمننا له إيقاعه اللافت وحضوره المؤثر، کما أن بعض القطاعات الخدمية تتحمل جزء من المسؤولية بإهمال صيانة بعض الممتلکات وغياب الرقابة اللاحقة لتلک المشروعات المحلية. Public ownership is an acquired right for everyone, and all the members of society must take care of public property, for it is a societal responsibility subsequent to the responsibility of the states to build, construct and own such public properties. Rather, preserving it is a characteristic of the civilizations of conscious peoples. Undoubtedly, the consequences of legal responsibility directly attached to the infringement and the cause of legal details will be addressed in this vital topic. However, the basis from which we proceed in our field of study is the search for educational means and tools that would enhance the protection of public property, its preservation, and highlighting the extent of the cultural value of developing full awareness in social circles. This research answers questions that have some important aspects, including the following: What is the concept of legal awareness that educational and media institutions should prepare in order for their programs to reach the strategic goal of protecting public property? This is so said, given that the media in our time have their remarkable impact and influential presence. Moreover, some service sectors bear part of the responsibility by neglecting the maintenance of some properties and the absence of subsequent supervision of those local projects.