Corporate Social Responsibility-CSR in times of Global Economic Crisis. A study of Annual Reporting practices

      Аннотация: The recent events that brought upon the 2008 Global Economic Crisis have evidenced the importance of transparency and diligence in Corporate Governance practices, increasing the relevance of corporate strategies such as CSR and their impact to the profitability of firms. This book focuses on the relationships between the financial crisis and CSR reporting. We identify the linkages between corporations, their responsibilities, the causes of the Financial Crisis and the evolution of CSR communication. Analyzing if under a Crisis environment corporations act conservatively diminishing their CSR practices, or rather they seize the opportunity to improve their corporate image and generate competitive advantages.

Ключевые слова: sustainability, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, Social and Environmental reporting