Description
Book SynopsisThis
Concise Encyclopedia is an interdisciplinary overview of the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It not only incorporates well-established concepts proffered by highly influential voices, but also captures the perspectives of tomorrow.
The entries present some of the main topics gravitating around CSR and its theoretical evolution, while recognising how the framework has spread out into different academic fields. This Concise Encyclopedia helps to update CSR scholarship in line with developments within the broader discourse on the responsibilities of business, with new reflections on well-established concepts.
Presenting a state-of-the-art discussion on the evolution of and future for CSR, this Concise Encyclopedia will serve as a significant reference point for both scholars and students of Business Ethics, Business and Human Rights and Corporate Sustainability. The depth of discussion throughout the Concise Encyclopedia will be useful for academics, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
Key Features:
- 46 accessible and fully-referenced entries
- Contributions from leading scholars and academics in the field
- Written in a critical and reflective style, with entries grounded in ongoing debates on CSR
- Recognition of Business and Human Rights (BHR) as an emergent theme within CSR, with entries on modern slavery and workers’ rights
Table of ContentsContents: Preface xii 1 Business and human rights 1 Lara Bianchi and Todd Landman 2 Business and society 8 Robert Caruana 3 Business ethics 13 Claire Ingram, Robert Caruana, and Lee Matthews 4 Compliance 18 Luis D. Torres 5 Corporate accountability 23 Stuart Cooper 6 Corporate citizenship 28 Lucia Cervi 7 Corporate governance 32 Ericka Costa and Giovanna Michelon 8 Corporate social performance 38 Szu-Yu Chen 9 Corporate social responsibility 43 Lee Matthews and Claire Ingram 10 Corporate sustainability 55 Fabien Martinez 11 Creating shared value 61 Rebecca Chunghee Kim 12 CSR communication 66 Susel Arzuaga 13 Degrowth 72 Fabian Maier 14 Doughnut economics 82 David Morris 15 Ethical purchasing and supply management 88 Martin C. Schleper and Stefan Gold 16 Ethical sourcing 92 Morgane M.C. Fritz 17 Government and CSR 98 Jeremy Moon 18 Green consumption 102 Ruizhi Yuan, Anqi Hu, and Zi Wang 19 Health and safety, accounting for 108 Emilio Passetti 20 Modern slavery 114 Akilah Jardine 21 Multi-national enterprises and CSR 118 Gabriela Gutierrez-Huerter O 22 Non-financial reporting 124 Teresa Turzo and Simone Terzani 23 Places: responsibilities towards 128 Iana Nesterova 24 Politics and CSR 132 Glen Whelan 25 Public goods: responsibility towards 136 Roland Bardy 26 Responsible leadership 142 Mihaela Kelemen 27 SMEs and social responsibility 147 Erica Santini and Andrea Caputo 28 Social and environmental innovation 152 Rachael Lamb 29 Social enterprise 157 Natasha Bonner, Charlotte Mann and Jordan Spurge 30 Stakeholder management 162 Lee Matthews and Claire Ingram 31 Supply chain visibility: a blockchain perspective 169 Michael Rogerson 32 Sustainability balanced scorecards 174 Iva Mihaylova and Andreas Blumer 33 Sustainability mindset 179 Karen Cripps and Isabel Rimanoczy 34 Sustainability transitions 184 Simon Wright 35 Sustainable banking 188 Niamh O’Sullivan 36 Sustainable careers 193 P. Matthijs Bal 37 Sustainable finance 197 Niamh O’Sullivan 38 Sustainable insurance 203 Niamh O’Sullivan 39 Sustainable investment 208 Niamh O’Sullivan 40 Sustainable marketing 216 Christos Themistocleous 41 Sustainable supply chain management 220 Stefan Gold and Martin C. Schleper 42 Taxation and CSR 228 Jane Frecknall-Hughes, Michelle Stirk and Angela Toothill 43 The triple bottom line, a brief history of 233 John Elkington 44 Worker-driven social responsibility 239 Alysha Kate Shivji 45 Workers’ rights 244 Samentha Goethals 46 Workplace bullying 251 Iain Coyne
