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History, challenges and limitations of the "Corporate social responsibility" and "sustainable development" coupling

Capron, Michel; Quairel, Françoise (2010), History, challenges and limitations of the "Corporate social responsibility" and "sustainable development" coupling, in Fessler, Damien; Lautier, Delphine; Lasry, Jean-Michel, The economics of sustainable development, Economica : Paris, p. 341-359

Type
Chapitre d'ouvrage
Date
2010
Book title
The economics of sustainable development
Book author
Fessler, Damien; Lautier, Delphine; Lasry, Jean-Michel
Publisher
Economica
Published in
Paris
ISBN
978-2-7178-5851-8
Number of pages
368
Pages
341-359
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Author(s)
Capron, Michel
Quairel, Françoise
Abstract (EN)
In Europe, the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development (SD) are closely linked. Yet this approach to CSR has only taken shape in the last ten years and it is not shared by everyone. The objective of this article is to present the different stages of the CSR and SD "coupling" process, highliting the role of "institutional entrepreneurs" (...)
Subjects / Keywords
Stakeholders; Sustainable development; International regulation; Corporate social responsiblity
JEL
Q58 - Government Policy
Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity Conservation; Bioeconomics; Industrial Ecology
Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
M14 - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility