World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132011-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11072Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an established part of the global landscape, with companies throughout the world abiding by the United Nations global compact and many governments starting CSR initiatives. Michel Doucin explains the history behind the phenomenon, identifying the pioneers, including those in emerging markets, and the different interpretations of CSR. He argues for the recently adopted genuine international rules to shape a universal CSR framework.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOABUSE OF POWERAPPAREL INDUSTRYBOARDS OF DIRECTORSBRANCHBUSINESS COMMUNITYBUSINESS ETHICSBUSINESS OPERATIONSBUSINESS REGULATIONCIVIL SOCIETIESCIVIL SOCIETYCOLLECTIVECOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOMPANYCONGLOMERATECOOPERATIVESCORPORATE AFFAIRSCORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMCORPORATE RESPONSIBILITYCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIESCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCORPORATE STRATEGYCORPORATIONCORPORATIONSCORRUPTIONCSRDEBTDEBT CRISISDEVELOPING COUNTRIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC POWEREMERGING MARKETSEMPLOYEEEMPLOYERSENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNSENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSEXPLOITATIONFAMILIESFARMERSFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFIRMSFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN MARKETSFORMER DIRECTORFRAUDGLOBAL COMPACTGLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCEGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSHUMAN RIGHTSILLITERACYINCOMEINTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONLARGE COMPANIESLISTED COMPANIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL INSTITUTIONSMANAGERSMANUFACTURERSMARKET ECONOMYMATERNITY LEAVEMULTINATIONALMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISESNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPARTNERSHIPPARTYPHILANTHROPYPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRIVATE COMPANIESPRIVATE ENTREPRENEURSPRODUCTIVITYPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONSPUBLIC DEBTREGULATORSREPUTATIONRISK MANAGEMENTSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSEESSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDER VALUESHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL COMPLIANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INEQUALITIESSOCIAL INVESTMENTSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL RISKSOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENTSOCIETIESSOCIETYSTAKEHOLDERSTAKEHOLDER THEORYSTAKEHOLDERSSTATE-OWNED COMPANIESSTOCK MARKETSTOCK MARKETSSUBSIDIARYSUPPLIERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONUNIVERSITIESWELFARE STATESWORKERWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWorld Bank10.1596/11072