Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting for Stakeholders’ Health and Wellbeing in the Food and Beverage Industry: A Case Study of a Multinational Company

Gloria Macassa, Mamunur Rashid, Brita Backlund Rambaree and Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury
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Gloria Macassa: Department of Public Health & Sport Sciences, University of Gävle, 801 76 Gävle, Sweden
Mamunur Rashid: Department of Public Health & Sport Sciences, University of Gävle, 801 76 Gävle, Sweden
Brita Backlund Rambaree: Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Gävle, 801 76 Gävle, Sweden
Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury: Department of Business and Economic Studies, University of Gävle, 801 76 Gävle, Sweden

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) used to be seen as a social obligation of businesses to make decisions and take responsible action in accordance with the goals and values of the society. The concept is today understood as the continuing commitment by businesses to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as the local community and society at large. This study aimed to apply Chowdhury and co-authors’ framework to the Unilever Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Content Index 2020 to explore the feasibility of the framework as well as identify potential challenges related to its use in the field of public health. Findings show that the framework is suitable for analysing CSR reporting on activities aimed to promote internal and external stakeholders’ health and wellbeing from a public health perspective. A greater number of GRI disclosures reported by Unilever related to external stakeholders’ health and wellbeing than to activities impacting internal stakeholders. Further research should aim at testing the framework in other types of business organizations across other types of industries.

Keywords: unilever; corporate social responsibility; corporate reporting; internal and external stakeholders; health and wellbeing; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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