Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility From Ideas to Impacts
This book presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted view of the state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) development in organizations in different industries around the world. It is based on the assumption that companies today must shift their f
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Samuel O. Idowu Stephen Vertigans Editors
Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility From Ideas to Impacts
CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
Series editors Samuel O. Idowu, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom Rene´ Schmidpeter, Cologne Business School, Germany
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11565
Samuel O. Idowu • Stephen Vertigans Editors
Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility From Ideas to Impacts
Editors Samuel O. Idowu London Metropolitan University London Guildhall Faculty Business & Law London, United Kingdom
Stephen Vertigans School of Applied Social Studies Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, United Kingdom
ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance ISBN 978-3-319-43535-0 ISBN 978-3-319-43536-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43536-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016956556 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 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. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Foreword
Companies around the world can no longer ignore the importance of an integrated CSR and sustainability strategy. The topic is a key focus of the United Nations, which aims to foster the transition to a sustainable world by 2030. Seventeen ambitious Sustainable Development Goals were published, which should remain at the centre of the global political and economic agenda. While these targets point us in the right direction, proper implementation requires a thorough understanding of how ideas can be turned into reality to create real impacts. Therefore, this editorial piece comes at the perfect time to help organisations realise their goals and the potential of a sound CSR strategy. In this book, Samuel O. Idowu and Stephen Vertigans share with us a collection of international literature from academia and practice, d
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