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This book provides a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the ISO 26000 standard for social responsibility (SR) in businesses and corporations. In addition to discussing the standard’s focus on various stakeholders and seven core topics, the book un

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Samuel O. Idowu · Catalina Sitnikov  Lars Moratis Editors

ISO 26000 - A Standardized View on Corporate Social Responsibility Practices, Cases and Controversies

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance

Series editors Samuel O. Idowu, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom René Schmidpeter, Cologne Business School, Germany

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11565

Samuel O. Idowu • Catalina Sitnikov • Lars Moratis Editors

ISO 26000 - A Standardized View on Corporate Social Responsibility Practices, Cases and Controversies

Editors Samuel O. Idowu Guildhall Faculty of Business and Law London Metropolitan University London, United Kingdom

Catalina Sitnikov Economics & Business Administration University of Craiova Craiova, Romania

Lars Moratis Antwerp Management School NHTV Breda University of Applied Science Antwerp, Belgium

ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance ISBN 978-3-319-92650-6 ISBN 978-3-319-92651-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92651-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018951407 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

The introduction of neo-liberalism from the 1980s contributed to local and international shifts in economic practices and contracting nation-state welfare provision. These economic and social changes were unfolding at the same time as concerns about environmental change became increasingly well founded. The impacts on people and the planet became interwoven within rising anxieties and increasingly widespread political and consumer protests that targeted governments and inst