Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Program on Community Welfare

Khenu Lather; Munnopule  Khlise; Mashue  Kinneth

doi:10.37899/journal-la-sociale.v2i3.402

Khenu Lather Public Management and Governance (CW), University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Munnopule Khlise Public Management and Governance (CW), University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Mashue Kinneth Public Administration, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37899/journal-la-sociale.v2i3.402

Keywords: Implementation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental Impact

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of the execution of the Corporate Social Responsibility program on the welfare of the local community. This research technique is descriptive qualitative, and it makes use of both primary and secondary data. The findings of this research show that the implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program for the benefit of the community has not been successful, which is supported by a number of impediments to the success of these programs

References

Abdel-Shafy, H. I., & Mansour, M. S. (2016). A review on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: source, environmental impact, effect on human health and remediation. Egyptian journal of petroleum, 25(1), 107-123.

Advantage, C. (2020). Corporate Social Responsibility. CSR and Socially Responsible Investing Strategies in Transitioning and Emerging Economies, 65.

Ansu-Mensah, P., Marfo, E. O., Awuah, L. S., & Amoako, K. O. (2021). Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement in Ghana’s mining sector: a case study of Newmont Ahafo mines. International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, 6(1), 1-22.

Brancalion, P. H., & Holl, K. D. (2020). Guidance for successful tree planting initiatives. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(12), 2349-2361.

Cherapanukorn, V., & Focken, K. (2014). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability in Asian luxury hotels: Policies, practices and standards.

Crane, A., Matten, D., & Spence, L. J. (2013). Corporate social responsibility in a global context. Chapter in: Crane, A., Matten, D., and Spence, LJ,'Corporate Social Responsibility: Readings and Cases in a Global Context, 2, 3-26.

Esteves, A. M., & Vanclay, F. (2009). Social Development Needs Analysis as a tool for SIA to guide corporate-community investment: Applications in the minerals industry. Environmental impact assessment review, 29(2), 137-145.

Hidayati, N. D. (2011). Pattern of corporate social responsibility programs: a case study. Social Responsibility Journal.

Hiller, J. S. (2013). The benefit corporation and corporate social responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 118(2), 287-301.

Kaźmierczak, U., Strzałkowski, P., Lorenc, M. W., Szumska, E., Sánchez, A. A. P., & Baker, K. A. (2019). Post-mining remnants and revitalization. Geoheritage, 11(4), 2025-2044.

Kolk, A., Kourula, A., Pisani, N., & Westermann-Behaylo, M. (2019). The state of international business, corporate social responsibility, and development: Key insights and an application to practice. In Business and development studies (pp. 257-285). Routledge.

Korhonen, J., Honkasalo, A., & Seppälä, J. (2018). Circular economy: the concept and its limitations. Ecological economics, 143, 37-46.

McLennan, S., & Banks, G. (2019). Reversing the lens: Why corporate social responsibility is not community development. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 26(1), 117-126.

Musavengane, R., & Kloppers, R. (2020). Social capital: An investment towards community resilience in the collaborative natural resources management of community-based tourism schemes. Tourism Management Perspectives, 34, 100654.

Wirth, H., Kulczycka, J., Hausner, J., & Koński, M. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility: Communication about social and environmental disclosure by large and small copper mining companies. Resources Policy, 49, 53-60.