Library Guides: Sustainable Business: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) "refers to strategies that companies put into action as part of corporate governance that are designed to ensure the company’s operations are ethical and beneficial for society" (CFI). CSR has four general categories of initiatives: environmental responsibility, ethical responsibility, philanthropic responsibility, and economic responsibility.

This section of the Sustainable Business Guide lists journals, books, and organizations specifically focused on CSR. Subpages provide resources for researching sustainability standards and locating CSR reports.

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Business Strategy and the Environment
BSE publishes research into systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, particular industry sectors and responses of business to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management publishes theoretical and practical contributions about tools and practices associated with the social and environmental responsibilities of businesses in the context of sustainable development.
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility
The International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility (JCSR) is an open-access journal publishing research and conceptual articles about sustainable business strategies which create value for business and society.