Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility: In the Era of Sustainable Development Goals (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance)

Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Contents
Part I: CSR from Europe
Corporate Social Responsibility in Albania
1 Introduction
2 CSR and Albania: Institutional Factors and the Top-Down Approach
3 CSR and Albania: Literature Review
4 Methodology of the Empirical Research
5 Findings and Results of the First Step of Research: The Bottom-Up Approach in Large Companies
5.1 CSR and Industry
5.2 CSR and Manufacturing
5.3 CSR and Agro-Food Industry
5.4 CSR and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector
6 Results from the Second Step of Research: The Bottom-Up Approach in SMEs
7 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Austria
1 Introduction
2 History and Background of CSR in Austria
2.1 CSR in Austria: The Beginning
2.2 Political Implementation of CSR in Austria
2.3 Institutionalizing and Capacity Building for CSR in Austria
2.4 CSR Guiding Principles in Austria
2.5 Main Content Areas of CSR in Austria
2.6 Practical Implementation
2.7 CSR Engagement of Large Enterprises
2.8 CSR Engagement of SMEs
3 Support and Consulting for CSR in Austria
3.1 Background
3.2 Efficiency and Effectiveness
4 Sustainability and CSR Reporting in Austria
4.1 Background
4.2 Motivation of the Voluntary Agreement
4.3 Contents of the Voluntary Agreement
4.4 Impulses and Effectiveness of the Voluntary Agreement
5 Conclusions
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Belgium
1 Introduction
2 CSR in Belgium: A Short History and Characterization
2.1 Popularizing CSR
2.2 Further Operationalizing the Strategic Framework
2.3 The Social Dimension
3 Reorienting CSR: The SDGs as the Current Sustainability Compass
3.1 Key Findings from the SDG Barometer
3.1.1 Awareness and Action
3.1.2 Motivations and Driving Forces
3.1.3 SDG vs. Sustainability Strategy
3.1.4 SDG Prioritization
3.1.5 Internal Coordination of the SDGs
3.1.6 Partnerships on SDGs
3.1.7 Communication on the SDGs
3.1.8 Barriers for Engaging with the SDGs
3.2 Discussion
3.2.1 SDGs vs. Sustainability Strategy
3.2.2 Prioritization of the SDGs
3.2.3 The Catalyzing Role of Partnerships
3.3 Future Research
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Croatia
1 Introduction
2 A Remark on Research on CSR in Croatia Leading up to Croatia Joining the EU (-2013)
3 Research on CSR in Croatia after Joining the EU (2013-2019)
4 Business Environment in Croatia (2013-2019)
5 Public Administration CSR in Croatia (1): The Case of Results Report by InCiSE (2019)
6 Public Administration CSR and CSI in Croatia (2): The Case of Black Book by Lipa (2019)
7 Private Businesses CSR and CSI in Croatia (2013-2019)
8 CSR at HEIs in Croatia (2013-2019)
9 CSR and CSI in Croatia (2013-2019)
10 Concluding Remarks and Further Research
References
Printed Sources
Corporate Social Responsibility in Denmark
1 Introduction
2 CSR Institutionalized: Danish Government Engagement
2.1 The Accountability Regime and Human Rights
2.2 The Armenian Case
2.3 Levels of Government Engagement: Mandating CSR
3 Industrial Foundations and Long-Term Corporate Governance
4 From CSR to the Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs)
4.1 General Movement in Denmark from CSR to Sustainability
4.2 SDG-Leadership as the New CSR Trend in Denmark
5 Discussion and Conclusion: Interpretations of the Transformation from CSR to the SDGs and Sustainability in Denmark
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Finland
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
2.1 Institutionalization of Organizational Behaviour
3 Conceptual Development of Sustainability Approaches within Business
3.1 Environmental Management
3.2 Value Creation through Corporate Social Responsibility
3.3 Truly Sustainable Business
3.4 Conceptual Framework
3.5 Methodological Basis
4 Content Analysis of the Case Companies
4.1 Energy: Fortum
4.2 Grocery: Kesko
4.3 Pulp and Paper: Stora Enso
5 Synthesis
6 Concluding Remarks
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in France
1 Introduction: Sustainable Finance, Climate Finance and CSR: Strong Links for Sustainable Growth
2 Therotical Background: From Socially Responsible Investment to Sustainable Finance
2.1 SRI and Social and Environmental Information
2.1.1 Diversity of SRI Funds
2.2 Paris Financial Marketplace: Paris Europlace´s Impetus
2.3 The Paris Agreement and the Need for Climate Risk Management: Paris Europlace and Climate Finance
3 How to Tackle Climate Risk?
3.1 The Many Initiatives Supporting Climate Risk
3.2 The French Leadership: Legalframework and Specific Institutions
3.3 In the Wake of the European Union
3.4 The Need for a Sustainable Finance Market
3.5 The Need for Transparency: Essential in the Fight against Greenwashing
3.6 The Need for Standardisation: Essential Climate Finance Regulation
3.6.1 What Are the Indexes?
3.6.2 The Role of the G20: The G20 Climate Finance Study Group
4 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Germany
1 Introduction
1.1 Germany´s Influence on Business and Society
1.2 Chapter Overview
2 Setting the Stage
2.1 How Well Does Germany Score on the CSR Front?
2.2 Walking the Talk?
2.3 Key Underpinning Terms and Definitions
2.3.1 Sustainable Development Via Stakeholder Value Creation Principles
2.3.2 Sustainable Development Goals 2030
2.3.3 The Role of the Public and Private Sector in Sustainable Development
2.3.4 Defining Corporate (Social) Responsibility
3 Corporate Responsibility in Germany
3.1 Historical Development
3.1.1 CR in Germany Derives from its Traditional Model of Social Capitalism
3.1.2 Germany Historically Created Economic Value Via Stakeholder Connections
3.2 The German Mittelstand
3.2.1 A Unique Style of Corporate Culture
3.2.2 Competitive Advantage Via Integrity and Trust
3.3 The German Perspective on Money
3.4 Germany Traditionally Invested in Skills and Infrastructure
3.5 Influencing Role of the EU on German CR
3.6 CR Status Quo
3.6.1 Theoretically Understood as Integrated into the Value Chain
3.6.2 Key CR Institutions in Germany
4 Critical Examination of German CSR
4.1 Is German CSR Similar to `A Wolf in Sheep´s Clothing´?
4.2 If Germany cannot `Pull out all the Stops´, Who Could?
4.3 The Problem about the Future Is that it Is Not What it Used to be!
5 Future Vision of `Next Level´ CSR for Germany
5.1 Great Optimism
5.2 Working with the Earth´s Natural Forces
5.3 The Time Is Ripe for Change
5.4 Managing the Challenges and Dilemmas at Corporate Level
5.5 A Plan for Sustainable Action
5.5.1 Realising the Missing Links in the Need for Change
5.5.2 Realising Sustainable Development Via Connected CR
5.5.3 Applying Stakeholder Theory in Practice for Sustainable Development
5.6 Some Future-Gazing Scenarios
5.6.1 Appreciating the Opportunities
5.6.2 Recognising the Risks
5.6.3 Unleashing the Potential Via Research
5.7 Remembering the Connections
5.7.1 A Holistic Approach Enabled by New Investment in Infrastructure
5.7.2 Leveraging the Unique Mittelstand Stakeholder-Orientated Qualities
5.7.3 Investment in Research to Lead the Way
6 Conclusion
6.1 The Human Footprint Is Creating Multiple Wicked Challenges!
6.2 Addressing Wicked Problems Via the Dilemma Methodology
6.3 Wicked Problems Require Wicked Solutions
6.4 The Stakeholder Value Creation Solution to Wicked Problems
6.5 This Is Not America!
6.6 Realising the Value of CR for Commercial Success
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Hungary
1 Introduction
1.1 CSR in the EU
2 The History and Present State of CSR Policy in Hungary
2.1 Transition to Market Economy and CSR
2.2 The Role of Multinational Companies
2.3 Hungarian CSR Policy Development
2.4 Hungarian National Action Plan on CSR
3 Motivators of and Obstacles to CSR in Hungary
3.1 Multinationals and Large Companies as Most Influential Players
3.2 Existing but Still Underdeveloped Systems
3.3 Continued Focus of CSR Practice: Environmental Issues
3.4 Influence of Stakeholder Groups: Great Expectations towards the State
3.5 Lack of Knowledge: Within Companies and in the Society
3.6 Unclear Motivation behind CSR Activities and Communication
4 The State of CSR Disclosure in Hungary
4.1 Integrated Reporting
4.2 Use of GRI
4.3 Non-financial Information in Financial Statements
5 Conclusion
References
Reports
Corporate Social Responsibility in Italy
1 Introduction
2 Historical, Scientific Background and Conceptual Framework on CSR in Italy
3 Latest Italian Studies on CSR
3.1 Literature Review Criteria
3.2 Findings
4 The Institutional Framework of CSR in Italy
4.1 The First Stages of CSR in Italy: The Normative Framework
4.2 The Second Step: The Italian Regional Model of Territorial Social Responsibility
4.3 The Third Step: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
4.4 Initiatives Submitted by Key Associations
4.5 The Empirical Investigations
5 Discussion and Final Considerations
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Republic of Moldova
1 Introduction
2 CSR in the Specialised Literature
3 Social Responsibility in the SME Sector
4 SCR Trends Within Moldovan Enterprises
4.1 The Social Dimension
4.2 The Environmental Dimension
5 Conclusions
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in North Macedonia
1 Introduction
2 Historical Review of the CSR Activities in the Republic of North Macedonia
3 Research Review
4 The Role of Different Stakeholders on CSR Development in the Republic of North Macedonia
4.1 The Role of the Government
4.2 The Role of International Organizations
4.3 The Role of Consumers
4.4 The Role of Media
4.5 The Role of NGOs
4.6 Business Organizations
5 Results of CSR Analysis
5.1 Labor Issues
5.2 Environment
5.3 Transparency and Business Environment
5.4 Corporate Governance and Performance
5.4.1 Accounting and Auditing Standards
5.4.2 Disclosure of Information: Reporting
5.4.3 Members in Unite Nations UNGC Network
5.4.4 CSR Awards
6 Labour
7 Environment
7.1 Number of Companies Using 14001
7.2 Number of Companies Registered in Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
8 Standardization
9 Conclusion
Electronic References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Poland
1 Introduction
2 Pathways to Corporate Social Responsibility
3 Stakeholders and Their Role in Shaping Corporate Social Responsibility
4 Enterprise as an Entity Meeting the Needs and Expectations of Stakeholders in the Light of the Results of Empirical Research...
4.1 Research Methodology
4.2 Characterization of the Respondents
4.3 Discussion of the Results
5 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Romania
1 Introduction
2 Emerging of CSR in Romania
3 Status of National Regulations Concerning CSR in Romania
4 Status of CSR in Romania
4.1 CSR Role in the Economy
4.2 CSR Practices
4.3 CSR Reporting
5 Conclusions
References
Current Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in Serbia
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Cross-National Differences in CSR
2.2 CSR Reporting
2.3 CSR Practices in Serbia
3 Methodology
3.1 Problem Definition and Research Questions
3.2 Data Collection and Data Analysis
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 CSR Practices in Companies Operating in Serbia
4.1.1 CSR Practices Related to Environment
4.1.2 CSR Practices Related to Education
4.1.3 CSR Practices Related to Healthcare
4.1.4 CSR Practices Related to Sports
4.1.5 CSR Practices Related to Volunteerism
4.2 Association Between Attributes of Organization with Areas and Beneficiaries of the CSR Practices
5 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Sweden
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 The Regulatory Development
4 The Governance Perspective on CSR
5 The Interwoven Demands of the Multi-stakeholder Context and Business Concerns
6 Concluding Discussion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Netherlands
1 Introduction
2 The Initial Phase with a Focus on Social Issues
2.1 Gist-Brocades
2.2 Stork
2.3 Philips
3 The Phases of Cleaning Up and Controlling
4 The Phase of Integration
5 Cases
5.1 Business to Consumer Case: Tony´s Chocolonely
5.2 Business to Business Case: New Mixed Farm
6 The Future
7 Conclusions
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Turkey
1 Introduction
2 Institutional Logics and Social Responsibility
3 Turkey as a Developing Country
4 Composition of CSR among Turkish Companies during the 2000s
4.1 Drivers of Philanthropy: Best Response to Diverse Institutional Logics
4.2 Does Philanthropy Meet the Social and Environmental Challenges in Turkey?
4.3 Issue and Governance: Finding Legitimate Problems and Legitimate Partners
5 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in the UK
1 Introduction
2 CSR and Firm Performance
3 Stakeholder´s Theory
4 Legitimacy Theory
5 Drivers of CSR in the UK
6 Staff Recruitment and Retention
7 CSR Disclosure in the UK
8 Organisations Championing CSR in the UK
8.1 London Stock Exchange FTSE4Good Index
8.2 Business in the Community (BitC)
8.3 Trading for Good
8.4 Global Action Plan UK
8.5 Investors in People
9 The UK Government and CSR
10 Conclusion
References
Part II: CSR from Africa
Corporate Social Responsibility in Egypt
1 Introduction
2 Literature Highlights
2.1 Definition of the Social Responsibility of Businesses
2.2 CSR and Sustainable Development: Highlights on the UN SDGs
2.3 Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030
3 Research Methodology
4 Organizations Under Study
5 Findings
5.1 Social Responsibility Definitions and Philosophies
5.2 Social Initiatives Identified
5.3 Benchmarks for Social Programs
5.3.1 Education and Skills Development
5.3.2 Healthcare
5.3.3 Training for Employment
5.3.4 Entrepreneurial Support
5.3.5 Economic and Social Reintegration
5.3.6 Awareness Raising
5.3.7 Environmental Preservation
5.3.8 Sustainable Business Practices
5.3.9 Sports, Arts and Culture
5.3.10 Capacity Building
5.3.11 Partnership Facilitation
5.3.12 Bottom of the Pyramid Inclusion
5.3.13 Gender Equality
6 Analysis and Recommendations
6.1 Choice of Social Causes
6.2 Redundant and Underserved Social Causes
6.3 Partnerships Selection
6.4 Welfare Promotion and Government Intervention
6.5 Measurement of Social Impact
7 Conclusions: Challenges Facing Sustainability
Appendices
Appendix (A): United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Appendix (B): Egypt 2030 Pillars
Appendix (C): Social Causes under Study
Appendix (D): An Overall Mapping for the CSR Initiatives with the Corresponding SDGs and Egypt 2030 Pillars
References
Online Resources
Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana
1 Introduction
2 Business and Society Relations
3 CSR in Developing Countries
4 Grappling with CSR in Ghana
5 Methodology
6 Data Gathering and Analysis
7 Findings and Discussions
8 Needy or Greedy?
9 The Culture of Dependency
10 When Do we Draw the Limits of Responsibility?
11 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Malawi
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
2.1 CSR in the Marketplace
2.2 CSR in the Workplace
2.3 CSR in the Community
2.4 CSR and the Environment
3 Setting the Context: CSR in Malawi
4 Study Methods
4.1 Data Collection
4.2 Data Analysis
5 Findings and Discussions
5.1 CSR Practices
5.2 CSR in the Marketplace
5.3 CSR in the Workplace
5.4 CSR in the Community
5.5 CSR in the Environment
6 Conclusions
7 Limitations and Areas for Further Research
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Mauritius
1 Introduction
2 Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of the Literature
3 The Literature of CSR in Mauritius
3.1 Mauritius
3.2 Evolution of CSR in Mauritius
3.2.1 Mandatory CSR in Mauritius
3.2.2 Research on CSR in Mauritius
4 Research Design
4.1 Participants
4.2 Data Collection and Analysis
4.2.1 Stream 1: Content and Quality Analysis of Reports
4.2.2 The Coding Structure for Content Analysis
4.3 Quality Assessment Tool
4.3.1 Results
4.4 Stream 2: Online Survey
5 Findings
5.1 The Role of Businesses in Solving Social Problems
5.2 Role of Business in Improving Social and Economic Conditions
5.3 Methods, Tools and Management Techniques
5.4 Benefits Derived from CSR Implementation
5.5 Measuring the Impact of CSR
5.6 The Role of the Government
6 Discussion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual, Theoretical and General Considerations
2.1 Conceptual Framework
2.2 Theoretical Framework
2.3 Merits and Demerits of CSR
3 CSR in Nigeria- Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
3.1 CSR Environment in Nigeria
3.2 Drivers of CSR in Nigeria
3.3 Challenges of CSR in Nigeria
3.4 CSR Practices in Nigeria: A Review of Some Empirical Works
3.5 Our Empirical Study of CSR Practices in Nigeria
4 Conclusion
Appendix 1
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa
1 Introduction
2 History of CSR
3 CSR in the South African Mining Industry
4 Voluntary CSR in South Africa
4.1 OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
4.2 Global Sullivan Principles of Social Responsibility
4.3 The UN Global Compact
4.4 ISO 14000 Series of Standards and Environmental Management
4.5 ISO 26000 Standard on Corporate Social Responsibility
4.6 Accountability 1000 Framework (AA1000)
4.7 King Reports on Corporate Governance
4.8 OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
4.9 The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
4.10 The Bench Marks
5 Mining Communities in the South African Context
5.1 Social Dimension
5.2 Economic Dimension
5.3 Environmental Dimension
6 Stakeholders in CSR and Mining
6.1 Corporations
6.2 Government
6.3 Civil Society
6.4 Labour Unions
6.5 Academia
6.6 Communities
7 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Uganda
1 Introduction
2 Contextualization
3 Rethinking the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy and Approach in Uganda
4 Most Important CSR Issues in Uganda and how they Are Managed in the Context of Global CSR Aspirations
5 Internationally Recognized Frameworks Used in Uganda to Manage CSR
6 Localizing the Internationally Recognized Frameworks to Manage CSR in Uganda
7 Conclusion and Way Forward for Firms Positioning their CSR into Global Perspectives
8 Review Assignment
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Zambia
1 Introduction
2 Stating the Problem: Some Issues for Consideration
3 Zambia: The Land and its People
4 Conceptualising Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
5 Some Background Issues: CSR in Zambia
6 Broad-Based CSR: Towards a Nationalistic Approach
7 The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC)
8 Conclusion
References
Part III: CSR from The Americas
Corporate Social Responsibility in Bolivia
1 Introduction
2 Political and Historical Context
3 Socio-cultural Context
3.1 Language
3.2 Religion
3.3 People
3.4 Gender Equality
3.5 Poverty
3.6 Human Rights
3.7 Corruption
4 Geographical and Environmental Context
5 Regulatory and Institutional Context
6 Business and Economic Context
7 Technological Context
8 Examples of CSR Practices: Corporate Answers to Institutional Challenges
8.1 Ingenio Azucarero Guabir (IAG)
8.2 Farmacorp
8.3 BOA
9 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada
1 Introduction
2 Historical Perspective
3 Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability Issues in Canada
4 Government and Civil Society
5 Corporate Perspective
6 Institutionalization/Integration of CSR as Practice
7 Case Study (Example of a Smart City Initiative in Guelph, Ontario Canada)
8 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Cuba
1 Introduction
2 Cuban Historical Context
3 Terminology
4 CSR Practices in Cuba
5 Social Responsibility in Small Business
6 Summary
References
The Government´s Role in the Mexican CSR Development. Human Rights, Energy Reform and Social and Environmental Assessments
1 Introduction
1.1 Very brief background of CSR in Mexico
1.2 The Mexican State and the International Agreements on CSR and Human Rights
1.3 Human Rights and ONG´s in Mexico
1.4 Human Rights, Energy Reform and the Evolution of Social and Environmental Assessments
2 Conclusions
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in the United States of America
1 Introduction
2 Meaning and Nature of CSR
3 Volunteerism: The Essence of American CSR
4 Revealing the Two Facets of CSR
4.1 Institutional Orientation
4.2 Managerial Orientation
4.3 Summation: Capturing the Institutional and Managerial Orientations of CSR
5 The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the USA
5.1 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting as a Governance Mechanism
5.2 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting as an Impression Management Tactic
5.3 Current Status of CSR Reporting in the United States
6 Institutional and Managerial Orientations of CSR
6.1 Institutional CSR: CSR adoption through Institutional Mechanisms
6.2 Managerial CSR: Stakeholders, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage
6.3 Integrating Managerial and Institutional CSR
7 Conclusion
References
Part IV: CSR from Asia
Corporate Social Responsibility in India
1 Introduction
2 CSR: The Concept
3 The Growth of CSR in India
3.1 Current State of CSR in India (2013 Onwards)
4 CSR Practices in India
5 Discussion and Policy Recommendations
6 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Indonesia
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Review
2.1 Sustainability
2.2 Sustainability Disclosure
2.3 Corporate Natural Capital Accounting
2.4 Research Framework
3 Research Methods
3.1 Content Analysis
3.1.1 Scoring Quantity of Disclosure
3.1.2 Quality of Disclosure
4 Findings and Discussions
4.1 Disclosures Based on SASB
4.2 Disclosures Based on CNCA
4.3 Information Disclosures Based on SASB
4.4 Information Disclosures Based on CNCA
5 Conclusion and Implication
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Implications
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan
1 Introduction
2 Forces of Change
2.1 Japan Since 2008
2.2 Employment as Responsibility: Economic Growth and the Distribution of Its Benefits
2.3 Accountability as Responsibility: Governance, Innovation and Corporate Performance
2.4 Resilience as Responsibility: Effect of Holistic Approaches to Localized Experience of Natural Disasters and Resilience Bu...
2.5 Japan at a Crossroads
3 Part 2. Key Initiatives
3.1 Society 5.0
3.1.1 Social Issue Resolution as a Source of Growth
3.1.2 A New Globalism: Exporting Solutions Not Problems
3.1.3 ``New Value´´ Creation
3.2 Keidanren and the Society 5.0 Initiative
3.2.1 Paradigm Change
3.2.2 Innovation and the SDGs: Promoting Unique Contributions to Standardized Goals
3.2.3 Innovation for New Value
3.3 METI and Japan´s CSR
3.3.1 ESG and Intangible Capitals
3.3.2 Significance of Emphasizing Both ROE and ESG
3.3.3 Strategic Stories of the Integration of ROE and ESG Performance
3.4 Japan 2.0: Keizai Doyukai
3.4.1 About the DK
3.4.2 Japan 2.0 and Responsible Business
3.4.3 Japan 2.0 as a Holistic Response to Lost Opportunities
3.4.4 Japan 2.0: Planning for the ``Optimal Society´´
3.4.5 Designing the ``Optimized Society´´
4 Conclusion
References
Corporate Social Responsibility in Nepal
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the Study
1.2 Cultural Prelude to CSR
1.3 Theoretical Bases and Assumptions
2 Customer and Stakeholder Awareness and Perception Towards the CSR Practices
2.1 Customer Awareness and Perception
2.2 Awareness and Perception of Employees and Managers
2.3 Integrated Take on Stakeholder Awareness and Perception
3 Corporate Understanding and General Practices of CSR
3.1 Corporate Understanding and Practices
3.2 Push for Code of Conduct
4 Legal Provisions and Government Policy Regime in Promoting Responsible Business
4.1 Industrial Enterprise Act 2020 (IEA, 2020) and Its Critique
4.2 The Central Bank Circular and Its Critique
4.3 CSR Regime Goes Astride Between Voluntary and Mandatory
5 Current Status of University Syllabi on CSR education
5.1 CSR Education Environment
5.2 CSR Syllabi by Programme, Content and Pedagogy
5.3 Academic-Industry Initiatives (AII) on CSR Education
5.4 Issues and Problems Facing the CSR Education in Higher Education
6 Conclusion
6.1 On Stakeholder Awareness and Perception
6.2 On Corporate Understanding and CSR Practices
6.3 On CSR Syllabi and Education
6.4 On CSR Policy and Regulation
References
Official Websites
Part V: Global Issues and SDGs
Why Have We Forgotten `Government Social Responsibility´? Charting the Course for Sustainability in Governance
1 Introduction
2 Globalisation, MNCs and Corporate Social Responsibility
3 The Concept of CSR and Sustainable Development
4 The Role of Government in CSR
5 The Role of the Private Sector in CSR
6 The Role of Civil Society
7 Government-Business-Civil Society Nexus
8 State, Government and Responsibilities
9 Statehood and Governance
10 Governance in Developing Countries
11 Analytical Framework
12 Putting the Issues into Perspective
13 Discussions
13.1 What then Lies Ahead for What Constitutes Government Social Responsibility?
13.2 Responsibility: Whose Responsibility and to Whom?
14 Conclusion
References
CSR in Bangladesh: The Case of the Shipbreaking Industry
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background: Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA)
3 The Shipbreaking Industry: A Life Cycle Perspective
3.1 Ship Building
3.2 Use of Ship
3.3 Brokers
3.4 Shipbreaking Operations
3.5 Aftermarket Supply Chain
4 Socio-Economic Drivers in the Shipbreaking Industry
5 Analysis-Social Impacts of Shipbreaking Industry: A Case of Bangladesh
5.1 Working Conditions
5.2 Occupational Health and Safety Standards
5.3 Accidents
5.4 Child Labour
5.5 Treatment and Compensation
6 Discussion
7 Conclusion
References
EU Perspectives on Sustainable Development: Aligning the EU Budget to the UN SDGs by 2030
1 The International Context
2 The Specific European Context
2.1 Key Actions Taken Since 2015 with a View to Implementing Agenda 2030
2.1.1 Next Steps for a Sustainable European Future: European Action for Sustainability/Commission Communication/November 2016 ...
2.1.2 A Sustainable European Future: The EU Response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Council Conclusions 20 Ju...
2.1.3 Multi-stakeholder Platform on the Implementation of the SDGs in the EU
2.2 Initiatives at the EU Level Towards a Sustainable Financial System (European Commission, 2016c)
2.2.1 High Level Group on Sustainable Finance (December 2016)
2.2.2 Commission Communication on Sustainable Finance: Action Plan on Sustainable Growth (8 March 2018) (European Commission, ...
2.2.3 Reflection Paper on the Future of EU Finances (28 June 2017) (European Commission, 2017a)
2.2.4 Draft Report on the Next MFF: Preparing the Parliament´s Position on the MFF Post-2020 (10 January 2018)
2.2.5 EU Parliamentary Draft Report on Sustainable Finance (2. February 2018) (European Parliament, 2018b)
2.2.6 Sustainable Finance (Council of the European Union, Presidency Issues Note, 12 February 2018) (Council of the European U...
3 Analysis of Certain Major EU Funding Initiatives in Respect to Fulfilling the UN SDGs
3.1 The Juncker Plan: Investment Plan for Europe
3.2 Cohesion Policy
3.3 The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
4 The EU Multiannual Financial Framework Post-2020
5 Conclusions
Annex: Recommendations of HLEG
References
The Drive Towards Global Sustainability in the Second Millennium: An Indispensable Task for the Survival of Planet Earth
1 Introduction
2 Adverse Consequences of Unsustainable Actions
3 Andrew S Winston Predictions on Global Sustainability by 2030
4 Different Dimensions of Sustainability
5 Challenges of Global Sustainability
6 Sustainability in the Oceans
7 Climate Change
8 Resource Extraction: Drilling and Mining
9 Plastic Pollution
10 Lost Fishing Gear
11 Solutions: A Work in Progress
12 Conclusion
References
Index