Study of the Social Audit and Standards for Social and Environmental Responsibility - Case Study of Bulgaria

Miroslava Peicheva (), Hristina Harizanova-Bartos and Albena Kraeva-Miteva ()
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Albena Kraeva-Miteva: University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Economic Alternatives, 2017, issue 3, 449-474

Abstract: This article presents some of the results of a conducted scientific research for the needs for implementation of social audit and application of standards for social and environmental responsibility in the Republic of Bulgaria. The aim of the study is to examine the needs to conduct social audit and implementation of standards of social and environmental responsibility in Bulgaria. The goal was achieved by performing the following research tasks: - Analyzing foreign and domestic theory and practice in the field of social audit and standards for social and environmental responsibility; - Analyzing the current state of social audit in Bulgaria; - Analyzing the current state standards for social and environmental responsibility in the Republic of Bulgaria and best international practices in this field ; - Exploring the needs of the conduct of social audit in Republic of Bulgaria; - Exploring the needs of the application of standards of social and environmental responsibility in the Republic of Bulgaria; - Making concrete conclusions and recommendations based on the results. The subject of this research is: scientific theory in the field of social audit and standards for social and environmental responsibility; good practice in the field of social audit and standards for social and environmental responsibility; legislation related to social audit and standards for social and environmental responsibility. The contents of this research is consistent with the time frame 2014 – 2016.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; social audit; standards for social responsibility; standards for environmental responsibility; human resource audit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F64 F66 J15 J54 J7 J8 J81 J83 M42 M54 O44 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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