People sustainability is the social dimension of a comprehensive sustainability strategy, focusing on an organization's impact on its people and the wider community. The most accurate and encompassing description is "treating people ethically and fairly." This principle serves as the foundation for all other related activities, such as ensuring human rights, promoting diversity and inclusion, guaranteeing fair labor practices, and fostering employee well-being. Specific actions like paying a living wage or providing benefits are outcomes of this core ethical commitment, but they do not define the entire concept.

A. Paying employees a living wage is a specific, important practice within people sustainability, but it is a component, not the overarching definition.

B. Identifying skills is a strategic workforce planning activity to support initiatives, not the fundamental concept of people sustainability itself.

D. Providing employees with benefits such as healthcare is one aspect of fair treatment and employee well-being, but it doesn't encompass the full scope of the principle.

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1. Official Vendor Documentation: SAP defines people sustainability as ensuring "people are treated fairly and with respect

and that their human rights are upheld." This directly aligns with the concept of ethical and fair treatment as the core principle.

Source: SAP SE. (n.d.). People Sustainability. SAP.com. Retrieved from the official SAP corporate website section on Sustainability. (Specifically

the introductory paragraph defining the term).

2. Official Vendor Documentation: The SAP Integrated Report details the company's commitment to social performance

which is the practical application of people sustainability. It emphasizes "respecting human rights" and "fostering a diverse and inclusive culture

" which are key elements of treating people ethically and fairly.

Source: SAP SE. (2023). SAP Integrated Report 2023. "Social Performance" section

pp. 68-75.

3. Academic Publication: Research in Sustainable Human Resource Management (Sustainable HRM) frames the social dimension around concepts of justice

fairness

and employee well-being. It argues that a sustainable approach requires organizations to act ethically towards their employees and other stakeholders.

Source: Ehnert

I.

& Harry

W. (2012). Recent Developments and Future Prospects on Sustainable Human Resource Management: Introduction to the Special Issue. Management Revue

23(3)

p. 223. https://doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2012-3-221