Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

by Idowu, Samuel O.; Filho, Walter Leal

• ISBN13: 9783540688129
• ISBN10: 3540688129
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-22
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

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 'œGlobal 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.

Table of Contents

Global Practices of CSR in Context	p. 1
Europe
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	p. 11
France	p. 37
Federal Republic of Germany	p. 61
Finland	p. 73
Sweden	p. 103
Belgium	p. 125
Greece: A Comparative Study of CSR Reports	p. 149
Russia: Corporate Social Disclosures	p. 165
East Asia
People's Republic of China	p. 183
Malaysia: Value Relevance of Accounting Numbers	p. 201
The Americas
United States of America: Internal Commitments and External Pressures	p. 235
United States of America: A Snapshot of US' Practices	p. 251
Mexico: An Overview of CSR Programmes	p. 273
Costa Rica	p. 285
Brazil: CSR Under Construction	p. 309
Middle East & Africa
Egypt: Social Responsibility Disclosure Practices	p. 325
Turkey: Civil Society Practices	p. 343
Turkey: CSR in Practice	p. 373
Nigeria: CSR as a Vehicle for Economic Development	p. 393
South Africa: The Role of History, Government, and Local Context	p. 435
Australasia
Australia: Practices and Experiences	p. 463
Corporate Social Responsibility: Some Future Perspectives	p. 497
About the Editors	p. 501
Index	p. 503
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