About the Book
In today′s world, being the best in the world is no longer enough. Businesses are now expected to be the best for the world: socially and environmentally responsible, sustainable, and ethical.
This updated edition of Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility offers a comprehensive approach to CSR, presenting key concepts, theories, and practical tools for real-world application. The book is divided into three parts: theoretical background, CSR approaches and implementation, and measuring and communicating CSR.
New to this edition is a chapter on social and global issues, along with three new case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The content has been extensively revised, adding summary questions at the end of each chapter and highlighting cutting-edge technology, including AI, machine learning, virtual reality, and blockchain.
Featuring case studies from globally recognized brands like Ben & Jerry′s, Google, H&M, and Unilever, this book is an essential resource for students on Corporate Social Responsibility modules.
Debbie Haski-Leventhal is Professor of Management at Macquarie Business School and an expert on corporate social responsibility (CSR), responsible management education (RME) and volunteerism.
Detailed updates for the 3rd edition:
Nearly half the book is rewritten. The book is restructured for a better flow, as are many of its chapters. It now has many new images and figures too
New cases from outside the US, such as Fairphone (The Netherlands), Sony (Japan), and Lush (The UK) and many new mini cases from around the globe, including Egypt, Bangladesh, and China
A new and more holistic definition of Strategic CSR, with six original components
An emphasis on how cutting-edge technologies, such as AI, machine learning, virtual reality and blockchains, can serve responsible and sustainable business
Each chapter now ends with summary questions that be used in class or for assessment
A new and powerful Foreword by Professor David Cooperrider, a CSR leader and the father of appreciative inquiry, and several new endorsements
Additional exercises and questions for interactive learning together with revised online materials, such as a teaching guide and PowerPoint presentations
Updated references and links after each case study and chapter, with up to date literature and thinking
Table of Contents:
Part I: The Foundations of CSR
Chapter 1: Strategic CSR: Our changing world and the evolution of corporate responsibility
Chapter 2: From CSR pyramids to shared value and beyond: CSR models and frameworks
Chapter 3: Environmental sustainability: The role of business in sustainable development
Chapter 4: The S in CSR: Social and global issues
Chapter 5: Business Ethics: How philosophy guides ethical behaviour and decisions in business
Part II: CSR and Stakeholder Leadership
Chapter 6: Responsible leadership: business leaders who change the world
Chapter 7: Beyond shareholders: CSR and stakeholders integration
Chapter 8: All aboard: Involving stakeholders in CSR
Part III: CSR Measurement and Communication
Chapter 9: CSR impact: Creating, measuring and communicating net positive impact
Chapter 10: Benchmarking CSR: Frameworks, standards and certifications
Chapter 11: CSR reporting: signalling impact
Chapter 12: CSR and marketing: Three frontiers
Chapter 13: The way forward: Making the shift
About the Author :
Debbie Haski-Leventhal is Professor of Management at Macquarie Business School and an expert on corporate social responsibility (CSR), responsible management education (RME) and volunteerism. Together with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education, she conducts international studies on business students around the world and their attitudes towards responsible management. She has published over 50 academic papers on CSR, RME, volunteering and social entrepreneurship in Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, MIT Sloan Management Review, NVSQ and other journals. Her work has been covered many times by the media, including in the New York Times and the Financial Review. She is the author of Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: Tools and Theories for Responsible Management (SAGE, 2018), with a foreword by David Cooperrider, and of an upcoming book, The Purpose-Driven University (Emerald, 2020).
Review :
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility is a masterful and timely work that redefines the role of business in society. Debbie Haski-Leventhal offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, roadmap for companies to embed purpose and responsibility into their core strategy, creating net positive impact for all stakeholders. This book is an essential guide for leaders who seek to elevate their businesses as forces for good, aligning perfectly with the principles of Conscious Capitalism.
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of the field of CSR that brings today′s tools and standards to the fore, and should prove an invaluable classroom asset. The book provides a thorough grounding in all of the relevant topics, as well as practice in dealing with social issues through the lens of cases that learners can grapple with to bring the concepts alive.
This book is a landmark contribution to the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), offering not only a comprehensive framework for understanding its nuances but also a call to urgent action for a better, more sustainable world. As we navigate the increasingly complex challenges of our time, this work serves as an invaluable resource for business students, managers, scholars, and practitioners seeking to lead business as an ‘agent of world benefit’.
