Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

ISBN-13: 9783642088377 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 508 str.

MR Samuel O. Idowu; Walter Leal Filho

Opis

Being socially responsible on the part of corporate entities is now no longer an option, it is part of their normal business obligations to all their stakeholders regardless of whether these are primary or secondary stakeholders. Modern societies around the world now expect corporate entities of all shapes and forms to be socially responsible in whatever they do; the Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility is a first attempt at bringing together in one book experts' accounts of how corporate entities in twenty independent nations around the world are dealing with the issue of CSR. The world today faces diverse social problems. These become apparent as one moves from one country to the next, interestingly, society now expects corporations to help in finding solutions to these problems. The problem of global warming affects us all; modern corporations can no longer continue to assume that the problem will go away, if nothing is done by them. We can all make a little difference by our actions."

Spis treści

Global Practices of CSR in Context.- Part I: Europe: Practicing CSR in the UK.- CSR Global Practices: France.- An Overview of CSR Practices in Corporate Germany.- An Exploratory Study of the Social Dimension of CR in Finland.- The Practice of CSR in Sweden.- Understanding the CSR Landscape in Belgium.- Contents of CSR Reports of Companies in Greece.- Corporate Social Disclosures in Russia.- Part II: East Asia: CSR in China.- Value Relevance of Accounting Numbers.- Part III: The Americas: The Practice of CSR in the USA.- An Overview of CSR Programmes in Mexico.- The Practice of CSR in Costa Rica.- Social Responsibility in Brazil is still under construction.- CSR: A Snapshot of USA Organizations’ Practices.- Part IV: Middle East & Africa: A Study of Social Responsibility Disclosure Practices of Egyptian Companies.- Social Responsibility and Civil Society Practices in Turkey.- CSR Activities as a Vehicle for Economic Development in Nigeria.- CSR in Turkey.- CSR in South Africa.- Part V: Australasia: Practices and Experiences of CSR in Australia.- Corporate Social Responsibility.