Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices developed by Brazilian companies: an exploratory study |
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Authors: | M L Borges R E Cooper Ordoñez O L G Quelhas LA Santa-Eulalia W Leal Filho |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Materials, University of Campinas, S?o Paulo, Brazil;2. Laboratory of Technology, Business and Environment Management, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. école de gestion, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canadá;4. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | In a world where companies have major influence over the economy, politics, and environment, they must be held accountable for their actions. With this in mind, the publication of sustainability reports is in a company’s best interest, since the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable practices can bring enormous advantages, largely related to a company’s image. The amount of information presented in sustainability reports turns them into valuable sources for research data, allowing analyses related to CSR and management practices, stakeholder relations, language used, among others. However, there is no a paper in the literature that analyzes theses information jointly for the Brazilian companies, and then we decided to explore this theme. This research aimed to identify advances and gaps of CSR practices performed by Brazil companies, through the analysis of 30 sustainability reports published between 2014 and 2015. The main findings indicate that, in general, the analyzed companies are experienced in sustainability reporting; however, there is still room for improvements, including a better mapping and reporting of practices involving the integration of CSR to organizational structure, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement practices. |
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Keywords: | Sustainability corporate social responsibility sustainability reporting |
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