Rethinking corporate social responsibility in the age of climate change: a communication perspective

Abstract

In the winter of 2015 world leaders presented plans for keeping the global temperature rise below 2°C due to projected climate change threats. These threats present organizations, communities, and citizens with the need to change viewing corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a voluntary luxury to being a necessity. This essay proposes refocusing CSR efforts in light of projected climate challenges and expanding our investigation into the role of communication in such efforts. Communication is more than a tool to craft a positive corporate image so as to gain or protect legitimacy. It is the means through which CSR sustainability-related initiatives are created and disseminated within organizations and among their key stakeholders (i.e., governments, communities, competitors, supply chains, employees). Suggestions for future research exploring CSR, sustainability, and communication are offered.

A study of corporate social responsibility practices of the top Bombay Stock Exchange 500 companies in India and their alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals

“…The literature (Allen & Craig, ; Haffeld, ; Jatana & Crowther, ; Meyer‐Ohlendorf, Duwe, Umpfenbach, & McFarland, ; Morrison et al, ; Robinson et al, ; Sharma & Bhatnagar, ; Sutherland & Sutherland, ) has talked about utilisation of CSR funds by corporations in context of many countries, yet this study is uniquely positioned as it analyses the CSR investment vis‐à‐vis SDGs (Klein, ). Moving forward, Indian companies should comprehensively report alignment of their CSR vis‐à‐vis SDGs in their annual and sustainability reports, which could act as an impetus to these companies with social acceptance as responsible enterprises.…”

Assessing and managing sustainability in international perspective: corporate sustainability across cultures – towards a strategic framework implementation approach

“…(sustainability opportunity); ▪ Deducing operational guidelines towards stakeholder awareness, selected strategic options, projects and best practices -Which feasible conclusions can be proposed? (sustainability commitment) (Allen, 2016;Allen & Craig, 2016;Brugger, 2010;Hill & Westbrook, 1997;O'Neill, Hershauer, & Golden, 2006, p. 35;Osburg, 2012;Van den Berghe, Lutgart, Spitzeck, Hansen, & Grayson, 2011;Weihrich, 1982).…”

Perception and prediction of intention to use online banking systems

“…As a result, the importance of OBA has become an integrated part of digital Bangladesh. According to the report of (Allen & Craig, 2016) 2019, present internet users are 93.70 million in Bangladesh, but most of them are unfamiliar with the online banking system. Thus, banking systems in Bangladesh have enormous opportunities to explore OBA.…”