Corporate Social Responsibility in Bulgaria: The Current State of the Field

Samuil Simeonov () and Marina Stefanova ()
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Samuil Simeonov: Bertelsmann Foundation
Marina Stefanova: Global Compact Network Bulgaria

A chapter in Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe, 2015, pp 313-332 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In Bulgaria, the role of business in society has dramatically changed over the last two decades. Whereas the initial impetus for CSR came from abroad, in recent years, domestic actors have been pushing and setting the CSR agenda. Although Bulgaria’s government has launched a National Strategy for CSR, it is following rather than leading the CSR agenda, and business actors can be regarded as the main drivers of CSR. Despite the ongoing change from a philanthropy- to a more strategy-based approach to CSR, most Bulgarian companies still lack systematic knowledge and know-how about CSR. For this reason, businesses can only take the lead on CSR if they collaborate with politics and civil society. This article outlines the general context of CSR in Bulgaria as well as the current challenges and trends in this field. In addition, it provides an overview of the state of CSR-related policies and practices in the country. In doing so, the article is the first of its kind to sketch the current state of CSR in Bulgaria.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; European Union; United Nations Development Programme; Corporate Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility Practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13566-3_17

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