Sarah Margaretha Jastram

Abstract: Der Begriff Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wird zunächst mit Blick auf seine historische Entwicklung eingeleitet (Abschnitt 1). Daran anschließend werden die Besonderheiten der CSR-Debatte dargestellt (Abschnitt 2) und es wird aufgezeigt, welche Ähnlichkeiten und Überschneidungen zu verwandten Konzepten bestehen (Abschnitt 3). Als Konsequenz der vorangegangenen Erläuterungen wird CSR schließlich als ein dynamisches, diskursgeprägtes und umfassendes Konzept definiert (Abschnitt 4).

TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical framework for the analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Standards based on the paradigmatic nexus of voice and entitlement has been proposed, which can be applied to the ISO 26000 initiative and the Global Compact.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a new approach to the assessment of outcome effects of multi-stakeholder initiatives in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility, based on the conceptual distinction between output, outcome, and impact effectiveness.

TL;DR: The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PSG) is a promising sector-wide initiative as mentioned in this paper, whose success depends on serious willingness and commitment of its members, on a high-quality review process as well as on demonstrable and sustainable improvements in the supply chains of all partner firms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the challenges and opportunities of sustainable global value chain governance, it demonstrates strong theoretical deficits in this field and offers new pragmatist conceptual perspectives, and it reveals several misunderstandings about the effectiveness and impacts of sustainable governance in less developed countries and builds a foundation for better and more effective problem-solving approaches in international sustainable management activities.