Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

In these times and environments, the book Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility, as editors argued, tried to gather in a single manuscript evidence, national and international, of CSR actions and facts of corporate entities which are practicing or in the process of implementing and developing the practices of social responsibility.Along the 21 chapters of the book, answers to the following questions are to be found: Who are the players in the field of CSR?Why have corporate entities suddenly become more moral or ethical?Why is everyone embracing CSR?How are corporate entities in various countries dealing with those issues, which relate to CSR? How are they practicing CSR? Which issues fall under the umbrella of CSR in each of the described countries?However, invariably, each chapter suggests that being socially responsible by modern corporate entities is no longer an option; it is now a moral and business requirement.The consequences of not being in the line are serious for the entity concerned, its stakeholders, and the environment where it operates.To assist in the reading of the book, the authors adopted various approaches in describing how corporate entities in the chosen countries are practicing CSR.Titling the chapters to reflect how corporate entities largely view CSR in each particular country, the authors hoped that this action demonstrates to the readers each chapter's individuality.CSR means different things to different people.This fact explains why the approaches adopted in a particular country are determined by several factors including the social and economic problems it faces at any point in time which require CSR related solutions.Having accepted that CSR is practiced differently across the world, the question, is, how is CSR practiced in China, South Africa, Mexico, Germany, USA or any of the other countries described in the book?The answer is to be found by looking at the results, which authors have reached in their studies of CSR practices in these countries.