Social Responsibility Guidelines & Sustainable Development: Integrating a Common Goal of a Sustainable Society
2008 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen)
Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]
Abstract: Given the global sustainability challenge; effective organizational Social Responsibility (SR) guidelines must set best-practices that acknowledge environmental constraints and strive for a sustainable society. SR has historically underrepresented environmental issues and needs to shift from a reactive focus on societal stakeholder demands, to a proactive whole-systems planning framework. There is a risk that unless SR guidelines consider both social and environmental issues together, they may generate negative outcomes to organizational viability. This research finds key Sustainable Development concepts that should be integrated within SR guidelines and uncovers an overall goal of SR as assisting organizations in moving towards a sustainable society. A Sustainable Society is defined in the research according to a set of scientific principles, based on environmental constraints and fundamental social needs. This clear goal enables the organization to ‘backcast’ from this success point in order to take effective strategic steps. The authors recommend the incorporation of critical concepts from Strategic Sustainable Development, a proven organizational sustainability planning framework, into SR guidelines to increase their effectiveness in strategic SR decision-making. The ISO 26000 SR Guideline is used as a case study.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2008. , s. 146
Nyckelord [en]
Social Responsibility, CSR, Strategic Sustainable Development, SSD, Sustainable Development, Backcasting, ISO 26000, Organizational Sustainability, Triple Bottom Line, Sustainability Principles
Nationell ämneskategori
Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-3635Lokalt ID: oai:bth.se:arkivex2533546E0BAB1434C12574AA004143D3OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-3635DiVA, id: diva2:830945
Utbildningsprogram
SLASL Magisterprogram i Strategiskt ledarskap för hållbarhet
Uppsök
samhälle/juridik
Handledare
2015-04-222008-08-192018-01-11Bibliografiskt granskad