The World Guide to CSR

A Country-by-Country Analysis of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility

Editors: Wayne Visser and Nick Tolhurst

Publisher: Greenleaf, 2010.

Description: The purpose of the book is to give CSR professionals (including managers, consultants, academics and NGOs focusing on the social, environmental and ethical responsibilities of business) a quick reference guide to CSR in different regional and national contexts. The need for the book is premised on the fact that CSR professionals and researchers more often than not have a multinational remit and are required to benchmark performance internationally, but find that country-specific CSR information is ad hoc, limited or non-existent. Even where national CSR research exists, it is often hidden in academic journals that practitioners cannot access or do not have the time or inclination to read.

Target: This unique resource will be an essential acquisition for all organisations who need to benchmark their CSR strategies throughout different regions and cultures and want the best possible intelligence on the key issues and concerns relating to corporate social responsibility in all of the markets in which they operate.

Academic citation: Visser, W. and N. Tolhurst (eds.) (2010) The World Guide to CSR: A Country-By-Country Analysis of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, Sheffield: Greenleaf.

Ordering: Available for purchase at Greenleaf, amazon.co.uk, amazon.com and other leading online retailers

Endorsements

The World Guide to CSR represents an ambitious but needed project to fill a gap in the literature. Its emphasis on CSR context, issues, trends, legislation and codes, organisations and case studies creates an excellent template for reporting on country- and region-specific CSR programmes. I cannot think of better professional leadership than Wayne Visser and CSR International for this exciting project. I strongly and enthusiastically endorse this initiative.

Archie B. Carroll, Director, Nonprofit Management & Community Service Program & Robert W. Scherer Professor Emeritus, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

Finally a book that showcases the diversity and commonalities of CSR globally. It is the best and most systematic map of CSR and an essential read for everyone who thinks about and decides on CSR in a global context. A must-have.

Dirk Matten, Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, Professor of Strategy, Schulich School of Business, Toronto

At last, a book that tells us what corporate responsibility really is and how it transforms modern-day business into something worthwhile. A terrific guidebook that takes us across all corners of the world where business is done.

Charlotte Wolff, Group Corporate Responsibility Manager, ArcelorMittal

Foreword by Wayne Visser
Introduction by Nick Tolhurst

A. REGIONAL PROFILES
I. Africa
II. Asia
III. Europe
IV. Latin America
V. Middle East

B. COUNTRY PROFILES

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela

The World Guide to CSR

A Country-by-Country Analysis of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility

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