The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Activities, the Environment and Society

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
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Contributors
1. Introduction: The Need for a Book on CSR Impacts
	The need for a book on CSR impacts
	Contributions in the book
	Concluding remarks and avenues for the future research
	References
2. What Do We Know about Social and Environmental Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility?
	Introduction
	Scope of the review
	Findings
		CSR impacts on combating environmental pollution
		CSR impacts in the developing and emerging economies
		CSR impacts on employment and quality of jobs issues
		CSR impacts on reducing tax avoidance behaviour
	Discussion and conclusions
		Overall patterns
		Contribution to CSR literature
		Recommendations for future research
	Takeaways for the society-level impacts of CSR
	References
3. The Societal Case for Small Business Social Responsibility: A Review of the Evidence of Societal Impact Types and Their Relevance to Stakeholders
	Introduction
	Approach to review
	Definition of societal impact
	Societal impacts, evidence for the impact and stakeholders
	Linking SBSR to categories of societal impact
	Linking stakeholders in SBSR to categories of societal impact
	Additional observations
	Conclusion
	Takeaways for the society-level impacts of CSR
	Note
	Acknowledgements
	References
	Appendix A Summary of codebook for project
4. Is This the Road Forward for CSR? How Fortune "Change the World" Firms Emphasise Activities over Impact
	Introduction
	Background: The "theory of change" perspective on CSR impact evaluation
	Methods
		Data collection
		Use of the "theory of change" approach
	Results
		General overview of programs
		Duration
		Areas of intervention
		Target populations
		Geographic locations
		Funding and implementing partners
		Quality of information
		Output reporting
		Knowing whether CSR programs are making a difference: Outcomes
	Discussion
	Conclusions
	Notes
	References
5. How Does CSR Impact the Austrian Welfare State? An Analysis of Opposing CSR Discourses and Their Implications on Labour and Work-Related Welfare Arrangements
	Introduction
	National varieties between welfare state arrangements and CSR
	Business and social responsibility in the Austrian welfare state
	Methodological approach
	Uncovering the nuances of CSR impacts in the context of the Austrian welfare state
		The emergence of two opposing CSR discourses
		CSR implications for welfare state arrangements in the context of labour and employment issues
	Discussion and conclusions
	Takeaway for the society-level impacts of CSR
	References
	Appendix
6. Capturing CSR Impact on Suppliers through Social Accounting: A Case Study of an Apparel Retailer
	Introduction
	Social accounting in organisations
	Integrated social value analysis
	Social value analysis of an apparel retailer compliance programme
		Case study
		Qualitative analysis and findings
		Quantitative analysis and findings
		Discussion and conclusions
		Takeaways for the society-level impacts of CSR
	Notes
	References
7. Considering the Social and Economic Implications of Infrastructure Megaprojects: Theoretical Contributions, Practical Challenges and Managerial Implications
	Introduction
	Megaprojects and MSR
		Defining megaprojects
		Megaproject Social Responsibility: Key aspects
		The interplay between MSR and CSR
	The Turin-Lyon railway line
	Research framework
	Methodology: Towards a systematic account of impact indicators
		Phase 1: Review of scientific literature
		Phase 2: Benchmark analysis
	Findings
	Discussion
	Conclusions
	Takeaways for the society level impacts of CSR
	Notes
	References
8. Towards a Relational Understanding of the Impact of Organisational Pro-Social Activities
	Introduction
	On the impact of pro-social organisational activities
	Towards a framework for understanding the relational impact of pro-social activities
		Illustrative case 1: Providing access to clean water for cocoa farmers in rural Côte d'Ivoire and the unintended relational consequences among community members
			Intensifying pre-existing relationships between the firm and farmers
			Reifying relationships within the community
		Illustrative case 2: Reintegrating mental health patients in Southern Italy and fostering solidarity in the community at large
			Improving relationships among community members by fostering collective engagement towards community issues
			Improving relationships between community members and beneficiaries
	Discussion
	Takeaways for the society-level impacts of CSR
	References
9. The Ethical Dimension of Impact-Oriented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
	Introductory remarks
	General cases
		The ethical dimension of impact-oriented CSR
		Theories of ethics and civic duty
		Pareto gains
	Defining society-at-large
	Illustrative cases
		CSIR: The DuPont pollution case
		CSR: The conventional business case
		Impact-oriented CSR: Good citizenship and responsible capitalism
	Nature and future generations
	Minimum acceptable scale
	Conclusion
	Takeaways for the society-level impacts of CSR
	Notes
	References
Index