scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility: Study in Companies in the State of Sao Paulo

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Edenis Cesar de Oliveira ◽  
Nilton Cezar Carraro
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
The State ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Panoramic View ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Corporate Level

The research aimed to map the positioning of companies located in the Administrative Region of Sorocaba – SP, affiliated with the Ethos Institute, regarding the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility. Of an exploratorydescriptive nature, bibliographic and documentary research was used by collecting data/information made available digitally on the websites of the companies surveyed. The data were catalogued and systematised with the aid of the SigmaPlot® software. Fifteen companies, present in nine municipalities, fulfilled the requirements required for the study. Four companies did not present any type of social publication. Of the others, one published using the GRI model exclusively, nine had their social publications made using the GRI model adding guidelines from the Global Compact (GC-UN). Only one company adopted the ISO 26000 standard exclusively. The study provides a panoramic view of the companies located in the RAS, especially the publication of their CSR actions, through information collected and systematised on their websites, serving an aid to decision-makers at the corporate level, as well as to policymakers and sectoral, in addition to increasing the visibility of business practices to the entire community.

scholarly journals ISO 26000 – An Integrative Approach of Corporate Social Responsibility

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Herciu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Core Subjects ◽  
The World ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractISO 26000 represents a guidance on corporate social responsibility and it is, at the present time, one of the most important document on CSR in the world. Without being mandatory or regulated, ISO 26000 is focus on seven core subjects that have to be approached synergistic – governance, human right, labor, environment, business practices, consumer, and community – in order to achieve its goal. The present paper intends to present and analyze the seven core subjects of ISO 26000 from tow perspectives: by emphasizing the benefits of implementing the standard into the business strategy and by revealing the correlation between corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.

Hollow Notion of Corporate Social Responsibility. Introduction of a Frame Field Model to Investigate CSR in Public Discourses

MedienJournal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franzisca Weder
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Field Model ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Frame Field ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Corporate Social

The present study examines the relevance and framing of Corporate Social Responsibility in the mass media. Challenged by the ethically (over)loaded issue of responsibility, communication studies are searching for a new understanding of framing to investigate phenomena of new economic values like Corporate Social Responsibility in public discourses. For the quantitative content analysis put forward herein, frames are described as footprints of diverse positions, which determine a given public discourse. The longitudinal analysis of 26 German-speaking newspapers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland between 1999 and 2008, a phase where CSR was aligned in business practices and CSR communication established in public discourses, aims at identifying CSR-frames as well as inquiring into the existence of a public discourse about CSR. The results show that there is no discourse on CSR itself. Instead of the assumed multiple issue-specific frames, CSR itself is (ab)used as a masterframe or “buzz word” in economic discourses.

scholarly journals The Incidence of Social Responsibility in the Adoption of Business Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Arenas-Torres ◽  
Miguel Bustamante-Ubilla ◽  
Roberto Campos-Troncoso
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Collective Impact ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies are evidenced by adopting socially relevant business practices for people, communities, companies, and related institutions. Based on this conception, the present work determines the incidence of ethics and CSR on practices regarding diversity, environment, and community of Chilean companies. The method, applied to a sample of 3179 Chilean companies, was descriptive and correlational. Results demonstrate an incipient level of standardization in the adoption of social responsibility practices. The dimension regarding diversity presented a higher cumulative correlation coefficient, which could lead to a change in CSR practices. It is concluded that the collective impact of the ethics and CSR policies was positive and significant in the adoption of practices related to diversity, environment, and community.

Where, When, and Who: Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Value—A Global Panel Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 000765032110193
Author(s):  
Shawn Pope ◽  
Jimi Kim
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Brand Value ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Identity Match ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Corporate Level

According to surveys of companies, branding is one of the main objectives of their corporate social responsibility (CSR). With advantageous data from Brand Finance, we address three contextual factors that may condition the relationship between CSR and brand value. First, we hypothesize that the relationship between CSR and brand value obtains across major world regions and industrial sectors (“the convergence thesis”). Second, we hypothesize that the relationship has weakened with time, as companies have had increasing difficulty using CSR to differentiate their brands in a sea of CSR-espousing competitors (“the crowding out thesis”). Third, we hypothesize that the relationship between CSR and brand value is weaker where a brand’s identity is different from that of its corporate owner, which may make it difficult for observers to readily link (corporate-level) CSR with its potential (lower level) brand beneficiaries (“the identity-match thesis”). We support these hypotheses with random-effects, fixed-effects, and instrumental-variable regressions before ending with contributions, limitations, implications, and potential next steps.

Differences in implementing corporate social responsibility through SA8000 and ISO 26000 standards

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Chiarini ◽  
Emidia Vagnoni
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
First Time ◽  
Financial Issues ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose There are different ways of implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) system. One interesting way of implementing a CSR system is based on standards such as SA8000 and ISO 26000. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences brought by the two standards in European manufacturing in CSR implementation using a survey. Design/methodology/approach Eight hypotheses were derived from an analysis of the implementation pattern for a CSR management system revealed from a review of the literature as well as from the actual two investigated standards. A questionnaire based on these hypotheses was administered to the CSR managers of 326 European manufacturing companies. A χ2 and Cramer’s V-tests were used to validate the results. The CSR managers also added comments to their responses. The qualitative results gathered from the respondents’ comments helped the authors’ to better understand the quantitative data. Findings The results showed differences in how the standards affect strategies, economic and financial issues, stakeholders involved, environmental management, customer and market issues, supply chain management and CSR key performance indicators. The results indicated that it is not clear how production and technical departments can be involved in and committed to such standards or, in general, to a CSR system. Research limitations/implications The research is based on a sample of European manufacturing managers and limited to the implementation of two specific CSR standards. Practical implications The differences between the standards should be interesting to practitioners who are thinking of implementing a CSR system in a manufacturing context and weighing the pros and cons of each standard. Originality/value This research analyses, for the first time, the differences in CSR implementation brought by SA8000 and ISO 26000 in manufacturing and, in particular, in production and technical departments.

scholarly journals Certification of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1933-1940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Abramuszkinová Pavlíková ◽  
Ivana Kuřítková
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
National Quality ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate social responsibility is in the focus of many companies in recent years. It becomes a way of sustainability for many companies on the market. It expresses a voluntary commitment of companies to behave responsibly to their surroundings within three pillars: economic, social and environmental one. The issue of social responsibility is developing in many European countries and European Commission is aiming at support for national CSR strategies. There are countries with highly developed CSR, on the other hand there are countries, such as the Czech Republic, where a public policy is being reformed, including discussions about CSR. This paper supports the idea that states should encourage social responsibility, as it allows businesses to become sustainable which leads to the stability of the economy. CSR activities can be focused on philanthropy, the care of the employees, the environment and transparency of economic activities. The process of CSR certification is important in the development of CSR in the Czech Republic. It allows companies to demonstrate their activities and visible achievements in this field. This paper describes the most popular types of certifications that are used in the Czech Republic and standards that do not have certification purposes, but they are very important. These are standards SA 8000, ISO 26000, ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO 9000, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, OHSAS 18001, IQNet SR 10 and the National Quality Policy.

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