scholarly journals Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case of Corinth Pipeworks S. A.

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Kartalis Nikolaos ◽  
Tsimpri Eugenia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Corporate Social

Investors around the world show steadily increasing support for environmental and social issues. Therefore, the majority of the companies are in favor of adopting sustainable and socially responsible actions. On one hand, Corporate Social Responsibility, according to which companies operate considering the common good of society and environment, assist in reducing environmental and social problems, but always focusing in respect of people, society and economy. On the other hand, there is the Sustainable Development, which follows the same parameters as CSR (Economy, Environment and People), with the difference that -in the light of economic growth- corporations look forward and plan their changes in order to secure their future (i.e. reducing waste, assuring supply chains, developing new markets, health and safety, etc.). In the first part of the article, both of the concepts above -namely SD and CSR- will be investigated with the aid of literature review, targeting in to not only comprehend their importance but also to recognize the changes that have occurred throughout the decades. Moreover, the article will be focused in current global standards such as GRI and ISO 26000. In the second part, through the presentation of Corinth Pipeworks S.A. case study, it will be compared how the above concepts (as well as GRI and ISO 26000) operate in a company’s real time and will be examined, how those practices have evolved in a three years’ time-period.

scholarly journals Technology and Corporate Social Responsibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8658
Author(s):  
Vojko Potocan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Interdisciplinary Treatment ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Corporate Social

This study examined the importance of technologies in advancing modern organizations’ corporate social responsibility (CSR). Drawing upon environmentalist and technological theories, we analyzed the shift from the traditional development of technology to the development of sustainable technologies for the further sustainable advancement of organizations. Technology has decisively influenced the development of humankind, but its research has traditionally excluded sustainable development issues. Newer technological visions have addressed the incorporation of technologies in all industries more comprehensively to solve social issues related to environmental protection and sustainable economic development. Such an orientation is followed by several conceptual solutions, such as the sustainable use of traditional technologies, development of sustainable technologies, and interdisciplinary treatment of sustainable technology to extend the CSR model. The results of our study have theoretical implications, highlighting the effects of technological development and new technologies on the course of further societal sustainable development. Practical implications include extending CSR’s Triple Bottom model with a technological dimension to improve organizations’ further sustainable operating and behavior.

scholarly journals Scoping the Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Research in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr ElAlfy ◽  
Nicholas Palaschuk ◽  
Dina El-Bassiouny ◽  
Jeffrey Wilson ◽  
Olaf Weber
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social

Amidst a contemporary culture of climate awareness, unprecedented levels of transparency and visibility are forcing industrial organizations to broaden their value chains and deepen the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. While it may be common knowledge that the 2030 agenda cannot be achieved on a business-as-usual trajectory, this study seeks to determine to what ends the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have impacted CSR research. Highlighting linkages and interdependencies between the SDGs and evolution of CSR practice, this paper analyzes a final sample of 56 relevant journal articles from the period 2015–2020. With the intent of bridging policy and practice, thematic coding analysis has supported the identification and interpretation of key emergent research themes. Using three descriptive categorical classifications (i.e., single-dimension, bi-combination of dimensions, sustainability dimension), the results of this paper provide an in-depth discussion into strategic community, company, consumer, investor, and employee foci. Furthermore, the analysis provides a timely and descriptive overview of how CSR research has approached the SDGs and which ones are being prioritized. By deepening the understanding of potential synergies between business strategy, global climate agendas and the common good, this paper contributes to an increased comprehension of how CSR and financial performance can be improved over the long-term.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Corporate Sustainability: What Is the Difference, and Does It Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5965
Author(s):  
Benedict Sheehy ◽  
Federica Farneti
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Policy Agendas ◽  
Corporate Social

The terms “corporate social responsibility” (CSR), “sustainability”, “sustainable development” and “corporate sustainability” (CS) are critical terms for developing, analysing and evaluating public and private policy goals. These terms are used to make decisions about investment, policy development, and strategy creation. The terms emerged in different fields of endeavour at different points in time. Accordingly, they have different meanings; however, over time they have come to be used interchangeably mixing up policy agendas, confusing managers, regulators, activists and the public at large. We demonstrate that CSR is the best term for focusing on individual business organisations, “corporate sustainability” is an organisation level environmental policy, “sustainable development” is a public policy, and “sustainability” is the broadest term encompassing global local and organisational levels.

scholarly journals LINKING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)PRACTICES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) IN INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 544-549
Author(s):  
Geetanjali Dangi Thakur ◽  
G.L. Puntambekar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Corporate Sector ◽  
Schedule Vii ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social

India is a vast country with huge size of population and half of the population is living under poverty & inequality. Indias big share of population is struggling for basic amenities and there is a need of collaborative efforts of both government and corporate sector. In India Sustainable Development Goals (here after SDGs) and Corporate social Responsibility (hereafter CSR) are the most powerful tools to deal with social issues. CSR seems like a powerful framework for corporate sector to engage in achieving SDGs to a certain extent. In 2015 India adopted the 17 sustainable development goals with 169 targets and in 2014 CSR policy came with social initiatives. The idea behind linking CSR & SDGs is the thematic social sectors included in both of them.The activities which are included in schedule VII of companies act having lot of overlap with the thematic areas of sustainable development goals and thats why there has seen tremendous potential of both tools to develop a model for sustainable growth. Till date from 2014 to 2020 corporate sector contributed Rs. 59,505 cr. in CSR activities which are directly related to SDGs. So, this paper focus on the concept of leveraging CSR practices because working on CSR practices will ultimately help in achieving SDGs to higher extent.

scholarly journals Social responsibility and quality: issues of competitiveness and sustainable development

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-150
Author(s):  
Krisztián Kis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Quality Issues ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Part Complexity

It can be stated that quality is a multifaceted concept, and it makes the difference between any perceivable or conceivable entities visible. The meaning of quality has greatly changed over the years, its content has expanded and quality has become the most important single factor for success. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that “quality means business”. However, quality, as it will be seen, means much more than that. Corporate Social Responsibility and the service of Sustainable Development Goals have become part of organisational quality. Nonetheless, without innovation, there is no quality or competitiveness, thus, there is no business either. This is the 21st century, which, according to Joseph M. Juran, will be the century of quality. It is important to note that companies are not just economic units or merely market participants, but also social factors and entities influencing the environment. For this reason, compliance with social norms and ethical expectations is also an important aspect of their operation. To meet the expected and latent needs of customers and users, and also the requirements of society as well as the natural environment in a way that all stakeholders are equally satisfied is a fundamental issue for companies, today and even more so in the future. The main purpose of this chapter is to discuss how quality should be understood, and what the relationships between the issues involved are. In the chapter, it is argued that quality, Corporate Social Responsibility, innovation, competitiveness and sustainable development are interrelated concepts. Therefore, it is the further purpose of this chapter to discuss how social responsibility and innovation affect quality, and how quality contributes to competitiveness and sustainable development. In this chapter, quality issues are dealt with from different aspects. In the first part, the concept of quality is presented, which deals with the evolving notion of quality and the future of quality in light of social responsibility. In the second part, complexity issues and emergences are introduced, while quality is discussed as an emergent property, and the role played by social responsibility and environmental concerns in competitiveness and sustainable development are explained, and furthermore, innovation from quality and responsibility perspectives are examined.

scholarly journals Znajomość i zaufanie wobec certyfikatów zrównoważonej konsumpcji a idea społecznej odpowiedzialności przedsiębiorstw w perspektywie młodych konsumentów

2017 ◽  
pp. 95-109
Author(s):  
Robert Nowacki ◽  
Katarzyna Wasilik
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Young Consumers ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Functioning under the conditions of sustainable development requires companies to take into account not only their own economic interests but also to pay attention to general economic and social issues, including sustainable consumption. The aim of the article is to analyze the relationship between the declared awareness and interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities among young consumers and the familiarity with and trust in the certificates confirming adherence to sustainable production principles. The results of quantitative research conducted on a sample of consumers aged 19–35 form the basis for this discussion. The findings of the study indicate that the knowledge of the CSR concept is determined by the knowledge of the certificates and trust in them to a much greater degree than by the demographic and economic characteristics of young consumers.

scholarly journals PEKERJA SOSIAL INDUSTRI DALAM MENANGANI PERMASALAHAN PHK DI DUNIA INDUSTRI INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
D. Anisa Sunija ◽  
Septia Febriani ◽  
Santoso Tri Raharjo ◽  
Sahadi Humaedi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Social Work Interventions ◽  
World Business Council

ABSTRAK World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) membatasi Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) adalah suatu komitmen berkelanjutan dari dunia perusahaan untuk bertindak etis dan memberikan kontribusi kepada pengembangan ekonomi pada komunitas setempat ataupun masyarakat luas, bersamaan dengan peningkatan taraf hidup karyawan beserta seluruh keluarganya. Sementara itu sasaran, bidang praktik, dan intervensi pekerjaan sosial semakin luas seiring berkembangnya masyarakat secara kompleks. Globalisasi dan industrialisasi telah membuka kesempatan bagi pekerja sosial untuk terlibat dalam dunia industri. Dalam praktiknya, dengan pendekatan sosialnya, pekerja sosial industri juga dapat berperan sebagai pihak yang dapat membantu memperbaiki kesehatan fisik maupun mental karyawan, termasuk ketika terjadi PHK (Pemutusan Hubungan Kerja), pekerja sosial juga dapat mengantisipasi maupun mengatasi ketika terjadinya masalah yang terjadi pada diri klien dan juga keluarganya. Tulisan berusaha menggali dan memaparkan secara singkat mengenai ketenagakerjaan di Indonesia, serta peran dan keberadaan pekerja sosial industri. Pelayanan-pelayanan dalam menangani hal yang berkaitan dengan kesejahteraan, kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja, serta tindakan preventif dalam penanganan masalah PHK baik bagi pekerjanya maupun dampaknya terhadap keluarga pekerja. Kurangnya pemahaman dan kesadaran dari perusahaan dan stakeholder terkait dengan keberadaan dan kebutuhan pekerja sosial di dunia industri sehingga tidak banyak pekerja sosial industri di Indonesia. Sosialisasi pekerja sosial di dunia industri perlu terus diupayakan. Undang-Undang no 14 /2019 tentang Pekerja Sosial menegaskan secara legal yang harus diikuti dengan bukti nyata praktik profesi ini di berbagai ranah praktik di Indonesia. Abstract The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a continuing commitment from the corporate world to act ethically and contribute to economic development in the local community or the wider community, together with improving the lives of employees and their entire families. Meanwhile targets, areas of practice, and social work interventions are expanding as society develops in a complex way. Globalization and industrial ization have opened opportunities for social workers to get involved in the industrial world. In practice, with its social approach, industrial social workers can also play a role as a party that can help improve the physical and mental health of employees , including when layoffs (Termination of Employment), social workers can also anticipate or overcome when problems occur to clients. and also his family. The article seeks to explore and briefly describe employment in Indonesia, as well as the role and pre sence of industrial social workers. Services in handling matters relating to welfare, health and safety at work, as well as preventive measures in dealing with layoff problems both for workers and their impact on the worker's family. Lack of understanding and awareness of companies and stakeholders related to the existence and needs of social workers in the industrial world so that not many industrial social workers in Indonesia. The socialization of social workers in the industrial world needs to be contin ued. Law no 14/2019 on Social Workers legally affirms that must be followed by concrete evidence of this professional practice in various realms of practice in Indonesia.

Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation - Lessons from Uganda

10.33117/512 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-69
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Implementation Success ◽  
Success Model ◽  
Strategic Csr ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose: This paper presents aspects of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Implementation Success Model to guide CSR engagements. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case methodology is used to investigate two CSR companies in Uganda. Semi-structured interviews with managers and stakeholders are conducted. Data triangulation includes reviewing CSR reports and documents, and visiting communities and CSR activities/projects mentioned in the case companies’ reports. Grounded theory guides the data analysis and aggregation. Findings: The findings culminate into a “CSR Implementation Success Model. ” Key aspects of CSR implementation success are identified as: (i) involvement of stakeholders and management (i.e., co-production) at the start and during every stage of CSR implementation; (ii) management of challenges and conflicts arising within/outside of the company itself; and (iii) feedback management or performance assessment—i.e., accountability via CSR communications and reporting. Stakeholder involvement and feedback management (accountability) are pivotal, though all three must be considered equally. Research limitations: The studied companies were large and well-established mature companies, so it is unclear whether newer companies and small and medium-sized enterprises would produce similar findings. Practical implications: Successful CSR implementation starts with a common but strategic understanding of what CSR means to the company. However, CSR implementation should (i) yield benefits that are tangible, and (ii) have a sustainable development impact because these two aspects form implementation benchmarks. Additionally, top management should be involved in CSR implementation, but with clear reasons and means. Originality/value: This paper unearths a CSR Implementation Success Model that amplifies views of “creating shared value” for sustainable development. It guides organizations towards strategic CSR, as opposed to the responsive CSR (returning profits to society) that largely dominates in developing countries. Additionally, it explains how to add value to the resource envelope lubricating the entire CSR implementation process

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