Commanded Aspirations and Half-Hearted Enactment: The (Yet) Unfulfilled Promises of French-Style CSR

François Maon ()
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François Maon: Université Catholique de Lille

A chapter in Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe, 2015, pp 81-92 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Although France came rather late to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) gathering, strong political will to address the CSR notion emerged around the turn of the twenty-first century, materializing in a substantial and pioneering body of legislation. However, the political aspirations and associated legislative efforts have not always led to the expected changes in how French companies address CSR-related issues in practice. The seeds of CSR progress and evolution may have been planted by key political and business actors in the past two decades, but French-style CSR remains, to a certain extent, an unfulfilled promise. This chapter briefly evokes the central characteristics of CSR in France’s business and political environments. Following an account of the historical evolution of France’s CSR-related regulatory efforts and government-led initiatives, with a strong focus on the twenty-first century, this chapter details the central challenges for the continued development and progress of CSR in the French business landscape.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Socially Responsible Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility Practice; Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting; French Company (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13566-3_5

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