A key challenge in the 21st century is identifying how to satisfy consumers’ needs in the best manner possible, whilst ensuring companies’ financial profitability. Scientists play a major role in achieving this goal, as research methods, techniques and tools have continuously evolved. In the...

The paper aims to provide analysis of the international experience of the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and to provide stimulation methods used by the state to develop CSR in Russia. The study is based on the identification of characteristics of CSR development in Russia;...

Der Global Compact der Vereinten Nationen versteht sich nicht als Regulierungsinitiative, sondern als freiwilliges Lern- und Dialogforum für Corporate Citizenship. Dieser Beitrag entwickelt Vorschläge, wie der Global Compact diesem Anspruch (noch besser) gerecht werden kann. Hier geht es um...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Soft Law and Decentred Regulatory Space: The Logic of CSR -- Chapter 3: Corporate Social Responsibility in India: International Arena and Social Development -- Chapter 4: Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility in India -- Chapter 5: Conclusion.

We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different countries across the world and operating in all major industries. Our principal findings...