Concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are widely used by businesses, professional bodies and academics, but are also widely contested. CSR is usually described as comprising three elements: environmental, economic and social, though there is no serious consensus on how to go about...

Chapter INTRODUCTION TO THE INSPIRATIONAL GUIDE -- chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter Australia -- chapter Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States -- chapter Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus, Denmark -- chapter Ashridge Business School, Berkhamsted, England,...

pt. 1. Defining CSR -- pt. 2. Taxation and social justice -- pt. 3. The environment and sustainability -- pt. 4. Human rights and CSR -- pt. 5. Corporate philanthropy and CSR -- pt. 4. CSR, sustainability, governance and civil society : where next?