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Corporate social and environmental reporting and the impact of internal environmental policy in South Africa

Author(s) -

Mitchell Clyde Geoffrey,

Hill Trevor

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

corporate social responsibility and environmental management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1535-3966

pISSN - 1535-3958

DOI - 10.1002/csr.179

Subject(s) - business , corporate social responsibility , transparency (behavior) , certification , accountability , accounting , context (archaeology) , environmental reporting , environmental resource management , public relations , political science , management , geography , economics , archaeology , law

The paper investigates the development and use of corporate social and environmental reporting by businesses within a large municipality in South Africa. There is a strong call for improved CSR, and a greater degree of accountability and transparency by business. The survey was conducted through the use of interviews following a structured questionnaire with the Global Reporting Initiative used as an appropriate framework. This approach allowed us to determine the challenges businesses face in implementing a comprehensive CSR system in the South African context and why, other than companies which are part of a group, businesses are unable or unwilling to increase external reporting. We suggest that implementation of a comprehensive and externally controlled and certified standard, such as ISO 14001 would not only reduce environmental impacts, but facilitate increased CSR. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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