Understanding of CSR and Its Standards

Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah and Mia Mahmudur Rahim
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Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah: University of Dhaka
Mia Mahmudur Rahim: Queensland University of Technology

Chapter Chapter 2 in CSR in Private Enterprises in Developing Countries, 2014, pp 11-40 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In defining CSR, there is no overall agreement or consensus. There is a lack of an all embracing definition. Moreover, there is no universal definition of CSR. As a result, there remains an uncertainty about what CSR exactly is; how it can be defined accurately or conclusively. The reason may be rooted in its interchangeable and overlapping character with other terminologies such as ‘corporate citizenship’, ‘the ethical corporation’, ‘corporate governance’, ‘corporate sustainability’, ‘social responsible investment’, and ‘corporate accountability’. The reason may also lie in the fact that the contemporary CSR agenda essentially involves the concept of stakeholders and development as an integral issue of business operation in the present context. This holistic character of CSR creates confusion about the exactness of associated issues which is well expressed in the words of Jeremy Cooper of Australian Securities and Investment:

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance; Social Responsible Investment; Global Reporting Initiative; Multinational Enterprise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02350-2_2

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