CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: A GUIDE TO PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL CSR STRATEGIES

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: A GUIDE TO PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL CSR STRATEGIES

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

Chapter 1: CSR AND THE BUSINESS CASE FOR CSR

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE RATIONALE FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL POLICY OF THE ‘70S

DEVELOPMENT OF CSP MODEL IN THE ‘80S AND ‘90S

CSR FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CSR FOR CORPORATE SUCCESS: LITERATURE ON THE BUSINESS CASE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: COMPLEXITY OF CSR AND ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CSR DETERMINANTS

DIMENSIONS OF CSR

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: CSR IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

APPROACHES OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TO CSR

CSR TOOLS IMPLEMENTED BY THE MOST IMPORTANT CHEMICAL COMPANIES

MAPPING AND GROUPING OF CSR INITIATIVES INTO THE CSR INDICATOR

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: CSR STRATEGIES OF TWO CHEMICAL COMPANIES: THE CASE STUDY

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BUILDING THE CASE STUDY

COMPARING SOLVAY SCORES WITH MERCK’S

CSR COMMITMENT OF SOLVAY SA AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

CSR COMMITMENT OF MERCK AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: THE GUIDE FOR PLANNING SUCCESSFUL CSR STRATEGIES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

KEY STEPS FOR CREATING SUCCESSFUL CSR STRATEGY

STEP 1: UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDERS’ EXPECTATIONS

STEP 2: IMPROVING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

STEP 3: BUILDING A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO CSR

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX