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Social Responsibility and Sustainability - How Businesses and Organizations Can Operate in a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Way (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Social Responsibility and Sustainability - How Businesses and Organizations Can Operate in a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Way (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: World Sustainability Series
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This book comprehensively describes social responsibility and
sustainable development, with contributions from scientists and
representatives from industry working in the field. The papers are
innovative, cross-cutting and many share practice-based
experiences, some of which may be replicable elsewhere. Prepared by
the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme
(IUSDRP) and the World Sustainable Development Research and
Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC), it reiterates the current need to
promote social responsibility. Social responsibility and
sustainable development are two different concepts, whose
integration over the years has led to significant advances in the
way enterprises see and perceive their operations. It is not only
about policies or steps taken to meet legal requirements, but is
also about social equality and environmental accountability, also
bearing in mind the links with eco-efficiency, innovation, and the
health and wellbeing of workers. According to ISO 26000, social
responsibility is the responsibility of an organisation for the
impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the
environment, through transparent and ethical behaviour that: a)
contributes to sustainable development, including health and the
welfare of society b) takes into account the expectations of
stakeholders c) is in compliance with applicable law and consistent
with international norms of behaviour d) is integrated throughout
the organisation and practised in its relationships. But even
though the relations between social responsibility and
sustainability are strong, it is still necessary to encourage
organisations to adhere to, or at least follow the principles of
sustainable development in their operations, giving something back
to the community. As such, there is a need for a better
understanding of how social responsibility is related to
sustainable development, and of the identification of processes,
methods and tools that may help the integration of these two
important elements. There is also a real need to showcase
successful examples of how to structure behaviour and institutional
practice in line with the sustainability challenges we face today.
Chapter [Reviewing the Stakeholder Value Creation Literature:
Towards a Sustainability Approach] is available open access under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via
link.springer.com.
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