Open AccessCorporate Social Responsibility In Italy: State of The Art
Author(s) -
Francesco Perrini,
Stefano Pogutz,
Antonio Tencati
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of business strategies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2162-6901
pISSN - 0887-2058
DOI - 10.54155/jbs.23.1.65-91
Subject(s) - corporate social responsibility , commission , christian ministry , business , social responsibility , accounting , state (computer science) , european commission , public relations , corporate governance , public administration , political science , european union , finance , law , economic policy , algorithm , computer science
The Italian Corporate Panorama is permeated by various corporate socialresponsibilities initiatives, both at private and public level, that derive from differentapproaches and tools. The general framework for corporate social responsibility(CSR) behavior and strategies consists of the Green Paper presented bythe European Commission in July 2001. Within this framework, the paper aims atanalyzing three main issues: spontaneous experiences from companies and otherplayers; the innovative project called Corporate Social Responsibility - SocialCommitment, developed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, which aimsat promoting the involvement of Italian enterprises in CSR activities, with particularregard to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; and lastly the main and mostinteresting outcomes of a survey that is the starting point of an ongoing process ofinvestigation regarding CSR attitudes in Italy.