Corporate social responsibility and sustainable management of solid wastes and effluents in Lagos megacity Nigeria

Lukman Raimi, AbdulGaniyu Omobolaji Adelopo and Hassan Yusuf

Social Responsibility Journal, 2019, vol. 15, issue 6, 742-761

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to empirically investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable management of wastes and effluents (SMWE) in Lagos Megacity. Design/methodology/approach - The paper adopts a quantitative research method, specifically the use of a Web-survey technique for eliciting responses from a cross-section of companies affiliated to the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). From a target population of 2,300 companies, a sample of 92 companies was drawn using the sample determination formula ofParten (1950). The 92 sampled companies were randomly administered Web-based questionnaires through their official emails. Finally, the 56 responses received from the participating companies (corresponding to 61 per cent response rate) were analysed electronically and the results presented using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings - The results show strong positive relationships between CSR and advocacy on waste and effluents (0.7), environmental impact response (0.7), environmental sustainability policy (0.6) and preventive negative impact (0.6) with P

Keywords: CSR; Sustainable management; Solid waste; Effluents; Lagos megacity; C12; C42; M14; M31; N37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-09-2018-0239

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