CSR and Competitiveness European SMEs - KMU Forschung Austria

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Authors of the Report: Irene Mandl Andrea Dorr Project funded by: EUROPEAN COMMISSION ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY DIRECTORATE-GENERAL Basic and Design Industries, Tourism, IDABC Textiles, fashion and design industries; CSR In the framework of the Specific Call for Proposal “Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Among SMEs”, Grant Programme 2005 This study has been elaborated with reasonable care. The authors do not, however, accept responsibility for printing errors and/or other imperfections and potential (consequential) damage resulting thereof.
CSR and Competitiveness - European SMEs’ Good Practice - Consolidated European Report I Content 1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 1 2 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Background and Objectives of the Study ......................................................................... 5 2.2 Structure of the Report and Methodology Applied ........................................................... 6 3 CSR – Definitions and Concepts ................................................................................ 11 3.1 Approach to CSR in Europe – A Timeline ...................................................................... 11 3.2 CSR – A Conceptual Approach...................................................................................... 13 3.3 Forms and Types of CSR Activities................................................................................ 15 4 (Semi-)Public Actors and Their Strategies with Regard to CSR in Europe............ 17 4.1 European Level .............................................................................................................. 17 4.2 National Level................................................................................................................. 20 4.2.1 Government.................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Employers’ and Employees’ Representatives................................................................ 23 4.2.3 Specific CSR Bodies and Corporate Governance ......................................................... 24 4.2.4 Education Institutes ........................................................................................................ 26 5 Deployment of CSR Activities in European SMEs .................................................... 29 5.1 General Considerations.................................................................................................. 29 5.2 SMEs’ Decision Making Process With Regard to CSR – Favouring and Hindering Factors............................................................................................................................ 30 5.3 Level of SMEs’ Engagement in CSR activities............................................................... 33 5.4 Characteristics of SMEs’ CSR activities......................................................................... 35 6 Impact of SMEs’ CSR Activities .................................................................................. 45 7 Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 51 8 Bibliography.................................................................................................................. 55 Appendix 1 – Overview on the Analysed Case Studies ........................................................ 59 Appendix 2 – Research Team .................................................................................................. 69
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