Corporate social responsibility in Europe : rhetoric and realities

Contents:ForewordPART I: ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK1. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Impact: Opening up the ArenaRegine Barth and Franziska Wolff2. A Framework for Assessing the Sustainability Impact of CSRJon Birger Skjarseth and JA rgen Wettestad 3. A Framework for Explaining the Sustainability Impact of CSRFederica Vigano, Franziska Wolff and Daniele NicolaiPART II: MAPPING CSR: SURVEY DATA ON SELECTED ISSUES IN FOUR SECTORS4. Introduction to the SurveysKatharina Schmitt5. CSR in the European Oil Sector: A Mapping of Company PerceptionsElin Lerum Boasson, JA rgen Wettestad and Maria Bohn6. CSR in the European Fish Processing Industry: Not Just Fishing for ComplimentsKatharina Schmitt and Franziska Wolff7. CSR in the European Banking Sector: Evidence from a SurveyFederica Vigano and Daniele Nicolai8. Driving on CSR: SMEs in the Automotive Supply ChainTamas Palvolgyi, Janos Szlavik, Noemi Csigene Nagypal, Miklos Fule and Maria Csete9. CSR Practices Across Four Sectors: A Synthesis of the SurveysKatharina SchmittPART III: ASSESSING AND EXPLAINING THE SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT OF CSR: CASE STUDY FINDINGS10. Standardized CSR and Climate Performance: Why is Shell Willing, but Hydro Reluctant?Elin Lerum Boasson and JA rgen Wettestad11. In Hunt for Sustainable Seafood: Sustainability Effects of CSR in three Fish Processing CompaniesFranziska Wolff and Katharina Schmitt12. CSR for Gender Equality: A New Approach for Dealing with Long-Standing Inequalities? Insights from Two BanksIrmgard Schultz13. Banking on Integrity: CSR Helps Counter Bribery and Money Laundering in Two BanksPeter Wilkinson14. CSR Effects Across Four Issue Areas: A Synthesis of the Case StudiesFranziska WolffPART IV: CSR AND PUBLIC POLICY15. CSR and Public Policy: Mutually Reinforcing for Sustainable Development?Franziska Wolff, Maria Bohn, Irmgard Schultz and Peter Wilkinson16. Striking Oil? CSR and the EU Integration Processes: The Example of HungaryTamas Palvolgyi, Noemi Csigene Nagypal, Janos Szlavik, Hajnalka Csafor and Maria Csete17. Rhetoric and Realities in CSR: Main Findings and Implications for Public Policy and ResearchFranziska Wolff, Regine Barth, Christian Hochfeld and Katharina SchmittReferences