Corporate Responsibility in Europe: Government Involvement in Sector-specific Initiatives - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3867933375 ISBN 13 : 9783867933377

Editeur : Bertelsmann Foundation, 2013

Synopsis

Governments have become increasingly aware of the potential contribution that a business can make to the public good by living up to its corporate responsibility (CR). But businesses differ by size, ownership structure, and sector. It is the sector, in particular, that largely determines how companies identify common risks and create mutual windows of opportunity through collective action. So how do governments take into account sector-related differences when they try to promote CR among industries? What are good examples of sector-specific instruments and policies? What lessons can be learned, and what challenges lie ahead?

This study explores sector-specific corporate responsibility. It analyzes specific examples of how national, regional, and local authorities foster CR in the chemicals and chemical products industry, wholesale and retail trade, construction, information and communication technologies, and financial services industries across eight European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK).

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thomas Beschorner is chair for business ethics and director of the Institute of Business Ethics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and professeur associe at the CCEAE, Universite de Montreal, Canada. Thomas Hajduk is a research assistant at the Institute of Business Ethics at the University of St. Gallen. Samuil Simeonov is a project manager in the department "Business in Society" of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bertelsmann Foundation
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3867933375
• ISBN 13: 9783867933377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Beschorner Thomas, Hajduk Thomas, Simeonov Samuil
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible