Corporate social responsibility in the oil and gas sector

Corporate Responsibility Practices in Engineering Consultancies

“…Corporations are increasingly being held responsible for the impacts they make in the societies in which they operate (Hartman et al, 2007), but they also recognize the benefits that corporate responsibility can bring. Frynas (2009) cites a McKinsey survey (Bielak et al, 2007) showing that 95% of CEO's believe that society has greater sustainability expectations on them than five years ago and over half believe these expectations will be significantly greater in another five years, particularly regarding public responsibilities.…”

“…The sums donated by US-based firms were of the order of ten times the size of those given by the UK firms. Philanthropy is often not considered an important part of CR in Europe as it is not part of a business's operations (Frynas, 2009), but can be an important way for companies to integrate, especially if they develop relationships with organisations who can benefit from the skills the company has or is located in the community in which the organisation operates.…”

Ethics and Law: Guiding the Invisible Hand to Correct Corporate Social Responsibility Externalities

“…This is consistent with 557 Ethics and Law the global CSR trend in the international petroleum industry. As globally diversified operators, the international petroleum industry has been influenced by global pressure and trend in CSR practices and goes beyond legal compliance to take up more responsibility for society and the natural environment (Frynas, 2009). Though the economic factors of operational performance and technical capacity are still primary consideration in licensing decision, many host countries are now requiring licence bids to include social and environmental factors as criteria to determine licence awards (Anderson and Bieniaszewska, 2005).…”

“…Though the economic factors of operational performance and technical capacity are still primary consideration in licensing decision, many host countries are now requiring licence bids to include social and environmental factors as criteria to determine licence awards (Anderson and Bieniaszewska, 2005). As such, the oil and gas sector has been championing CSR for decades (Frynas, 2009) and companies in this industry were early adopters of CSR engagement and well suited as a testing ground for CSR research (Boasson, 2009).…”

The civic virtue of developmentalism: on the mining industry's political licence to develop Western Australia

“…This broad spectrum of opinion is reflective of the divisions visible in the broader debate on CSR in mining, in which the resource sector receives a highly polarised treatment either seen as a leader or laggard in the CSR space (e.g. Frynas 2009aFrynas , 2009bIdemudia 2010;Kemp et al 2011).…”