Legislated CSR: A Brief Introduction

Abstract

Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) is typically conceptualized as a discretionary pursuit that firms voluntarily engage in, state intervention in CSR — which we call legislated CSR — has been increasing globally. The nature and scope of CSR legislations, however, vary among countries. This chapter provides a broad overview of legislated CSR but it also presents a detailed analysis of a specific CSR legislation, the CSR law of India, in order to closely examine how and why CSR legislations emerge and what could be their implications for CSR.

Citation

Panwar, R., Nawani, S. and Pandey, V. (2018), "Legislated CSR: A Brief Introduction", Corporate Social Responsibility (Business and Society 360, Vol. 2), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2514-175920180000002004