Scoping the Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Research in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Era

Abstract

<jats:p>Amidst a contemporary culture of climate awareness, unprecedented levels of transparency and visibility are forcing industrial organizations to broaden their value chains and deepen the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. While it may be common knowledge that the 2030 agenda cannot be achieved on a business-as-usual trajectory, this study seeks to determine to what ends the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have impacted CSR research. Highlighting linkages and interdependencies between the SDGs and evolution of CSR practice, this paper analyzes a final sample of 56 relevant journal articles from the period 2015–2020. With the intent of bridging policy and practice, thematic coding analysis has supported the identification and interpretation of key emergent research themes. Using three descriptive categorical classifications (i.e., single-dimension, bi-combination of dimensions, sustainability dimension), the results of this paper provide an in-depth discussion into strategic community, company, consumer, investor, and employee foci. Furthermore, the analysis provides a timely and descriptive overview of how CSR research has approached the SDGs and which ones are being prioritized. By deepening the understanding of potential synergies between business strategy and global climate agendas and the common good, this paper contributes to an increased comprehension of how CSR and financial performance can be improved over the long-term.</jats:p>

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Full Issue Vol 10 No 1 (2021)

“…And in which the most conducive framework for its development is CSR (Hauff, 2007). According to ElAlfy, Palaschuk, El-Bassiouny, Wilson, and Weber (2020), the SDGs can promote in a company the development of a strategic CSR, helping in the reduction of risks, in the identification of opportunities, and the search for innovative developments. In their review of the literature on SDG and CSR, they find that it has focused mainly on goals 1 (eradication of poverty), 4 (quality education), 6 (clean water and sanitation), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 12 (responsible consumption) and 17 (alliances to achieve the objectives).…”