In this introduction to the special issue of industry-specific corporate social responsibility (CSR), we develop our argument in three steps: Firstly, we elaborate on some theoretical perspectives for industry-specific CSR by referring to cultural business ethics, a theoretical approach which is located between purely business perspectives and purely normative perspectives on CSR. Secondly, we briefly introduce the papers of this special issue, which covers a wide range of theoretical approaches and empirical studies in the field of industry-specific CSR. Thirdly, we draw attention to shortcomings of an industryspecific approach and sketch some theoretical-but also empirically applicable-perspectives for further research that stress cross-sectoral perspectives based on societal needs.

This article offers a fundamental critique of Michael Porter's and Marc Kramer's "Creating Shared Value" (CSV) concept. First, the authors summarise the positive and negative criticism which CSV has received since 2011. They then show that CSV falls short of a modern understanding of corporate responsibility which is centred on more adequate ideas about the relationship between business and society. The article concludes with critical comments on the role of scholars in their interaction with practitioners. The following contribution is a translation of the article "Creating Shared Value: Eine Grundsatzkritik" (2015), published in the Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts-und Unternehmensethik (zfwu) 16 (2): 219-230.

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