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With a long history, large population, rapid economic growth, and major social transformation in recent years and the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has increasingly become an important global player. However, the negative social and environmental consequences of such a fast and extensive economic expansion are becoming significant. A series of measures have been taken to tackle the current problems faced by the country, including the issuing of new laws and regulations, and the most recent is China’s ban on plastic waste imports. However, there is a significant gap between Chinese laws and their implementation. Therefore, more people are putting their hope in a combination of legislation and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to help address the current social and environmental problems faced by the country. This paper discusses the drivers of CSR in China and compares them to the drivers of CSR in the West. The paper also explores the extent to which CSR can make a contribution to solving the sustainable development challenges faced by China and discusses possible solutions if the current CSR pattern fails. Finally, the paper makes suggestions for future research on CSR in China.
Dongyong Zhang; Stephen Morse; Qiaoyun Ma. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in China: Current Status and Future Perspectives. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4392 .
AMA StyleDongyong Zhang, Stephen Morse, Qiaoyun Ma. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in China: Current Status and Future Perspectives. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (16):4392.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDongyong Zhang; Stephen Morse; Qiaoyun Ma. 2019. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in China: Current Status and Future Perspectives." Sustainability 11, no. 16: 4392.
This paper explores the connection between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and food safety and how best to promote CSR in Chinese food companies by comparing two groups of food companies, one which had food safety incidents in the previous three years and one which had no food safety incidents during the same period. Managers of 498 food companies in 17 regions of China were surveyed. It was found that companies where the senior management gave higher levels of support and commitment to CSR and companies that had higher levels of CSR engagement had lower food safety incident rates. Motives for CSR engagement by food companies are the expected benefits that might accrue to the company including helping to achieve strategic objectives, improving daily management, ensuring food safety, improving internal cooperation, enhancing food quality, improving employees’ skills at work, increasing employee benefit and improving their morale, and maintaining business integrity. It was also found that the external factors for CSR engagement are consumer demand, as well as pressures from the government and from other companies in the supply chain. Finally, the paper makes a number of suggestions for improvements in policy.
Dongyong Zhang; Qiaoyun Ma; Stephen Morse. Motives for Corporate Social Responsibility in Chinese Food Companies. Sustainability 2018, 10, 117 .
AMA StyleDongyong Zhang, Qiaoyun Ma, Stephen Morse. Motives for Corporate Social Responsibility in Chinese Food Companies. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (2):117.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDongyong Zhang; Qiaoyun Ma; Stephen Morse. 2018. "Motives for Corporate Social Responsibility in Chinese Food Companies." Sustainability 10, no. 2: 117.