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Purpose – Economic prosperity has often come at the expense of the natural environment. Environmental degradation has surfaced in problems such as pollution, increased carbon dioxide emissions via burning of fossil fuels and environmental waste. Ignoring the ecological costs through...
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Purpose – Economic prosperity has often come at the expense of the natural environment. Environmental degradation has surfaced in problems such as pollution, increased carbon dioxide emissions via burning of fossil fuels and environmental waste. Ignoring the ecological costs through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015021896
Purpose – This paper aims to clarify the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and capacity building for sustainable livelihoods. It respects cultural differences and aims to identify the business opportunities in building the skills of employees, the community and the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the drawbacks of current social and environmental accounting methods and to present a classification for developing a new accounting model. Design/methodology/approach – The various social and environmental accounting methods are classified...
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Purpose – This paper aims to compare the CSR strategy, stakeholder engagement and overseas approaches of six leading companies that have large potential environmental and social impacts, influential stakeholders and notable CSR actions. Design/methodology/approach – This is an exploratory...
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Purpose – This article aims to report on original empirical research on the comprehensive corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26000 and the CSR Performance Ladder and identifies determinants for the adoption of CSR standards. In...
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stakeholder thinking into everyday sustainability practices. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on first …-hand experiences as well as secondary information from Novozymes' stakeholder-oriented sustainability activities. Findings – The paper … various stakeholder relations management methods can be used in practice to integrate sustainability in an organisation.  …
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Purpose – This study aims to provide an understanding of the nature of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in a developing country, Sri Lanka. Specifically, it explores the environmental activities and social engagements of a sample from the largest 200 companies listed on the...
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between banks’ board structure and sustainability performance … with high borrowing care more about sustainability. For banks to reach resources, they should perform well in terms of … sustainability disclosure to their stakeholders. Social implications Banks should observe academic findings on corporate governance …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add to a better understanding of relationship of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate philanthropy. The authors argue that corporate philanthropy is exclusive to CSR because of their different characteristics. Design/methodology/approach...
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