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The natural environment as an area of Corporate Social Responsibility Cover

The natural environment as an area of Corporate Social Responsibility

Open Access
|Sep 2017

Abstract

Areas of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have been defined in ISO 26000. Guidelines of the International Standardisation Organisation distinguish seven areas: corporate governance, human rights, labour practices, natural environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, social commitment and development of local communities. This article presents good practices implemented by enterprises in the individual areas, in particular, actions in the area of the natural environment. Two research hypotheses are posited concerning the rate of implementing good CSR practices and the number of actions in the natural environment area. National Responsible Business Forum research and a survey of a group of enterprises in the Mazovian region, conducted by the authors in 2014–2016, served to verify the hypotheses. The results imply that the number of good practices realised in CSR areas tends to grow. In addition, actions in the area of the natural environment rank third with regard to good practices implemented.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2017-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8589 | Journal ISSN: 1230-7831
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 52
Published on: Sep 29, 2017
Published by: National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2017 Anna Wolak-Tuzimek, Joanna Tarnawska, Marek Chmiel, published by National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
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