Corporate Social Responsibility : Private Self-Regulation is Not Enough

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an established part of the global landscape, with companies throughout the world abiding by the United Nations global compact and many governments starting CSR initiatives. Michel Doucin explains the...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABUSE OF POWER APPAREL INDUSTRY BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BRANCH BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS ETHICS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS REGULATION CIVIL SOCIETIES CIVIL SOCIETY COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMPANY CONGLOMERATE COOPERATIVES CORPORATE AFFAIRS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE STRATEGY CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CORRUPTION CSR DEBT DEBT CRISIS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POWER EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FARMERS FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FIRMS FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN MARKETS FORMER DIRECTOR FRAUD GLOBAL COMPACT GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLITERACY INCOME INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION LARGE COMPANIES LISTED COMPANIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MANAGERS MANUFACTURERS MARKET ECONOMY MATERNITY LEAVE MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERSHIP PARTY PHILANTHROPY POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC DEBT REGULATORS REPUTATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SEES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER VALUE SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL COMPLIANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INEQUALITIES SOCIAL INVESTMENTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISK SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIETIES SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDER THEORY STAKEHOLDERS STATE-OWNED COMPANIES STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKETS SUBSIDIARY SUPPLIERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNION UNIVERSITIES WELFARE STATES WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15572277/corporate-social-responsibility-private-self-regulation-not-enough http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11072

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Summary:	Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an established part of the global landscape, with companies throughout the world abiding by the United Nations global compact and many governments starting CSR initiatives. Michel Doucin explains the history behind the phenomenon, identifying the pioneers, including those in emerging markets, and the different interpretations of CSR. He argues for the recently adopted genuine international rules to shape a universal CSR framework.

Corporate Social Responsibility : Private Self-Regulation is Not Enough

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