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Community stakeholders have substantial control over corporate resources and decisions companies make about the environment.
Articles by Lauren Rakowski
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Managers should co-create CSR strategies with employees and encourage identification with the company.
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Community stakeholders have substantial control over corporate resources and decisions companies make about the environment. Three groups often drive improvements in firm environmental performance.
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This study investigates whether CSR improves long-term financial performance by satisfying customers. It finds returns on CSR can be positive or negative depending on a firm’s innovation and product quality.
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This paper examines how interactions among governments, businesses and NGOs in and around UN conferences serve to establish global regulations, such as those restricting toxic chemicals known as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
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While some consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products, companies must consider to whom they market these products and how.
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Businesses can gain three main advantages by investing in developing world markets: 1) a new source of revenues, 2) lower operating costs, and 3) access to innovation.
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This study examines the chemical industry's Responsible Care Program and evaluates whether it improved member firms' environmental performance relative to their peers. The authors find firms that adopt Responsible Care do not make environmental improvements faster than other firms-possibly because non-compliance is not punished.
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Discover how investing in CSR insures your firm by protecting your reputation and reducing financial impact of negative press.
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Firms can benefit from considering their role in emissions trading early to stay ahead of regulation and competition.