European Union's Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility and Opportunities for the Maritime Industry

Jan Skovgaard

doi:10.1504/IJSTL.2014.064572

European Union's Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility and Opportunities for the Maritime Industry

Jan Skovgaard

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The European Commission encourages EU member states to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) among national industries. Several EU member states have responded by legislation on CSR reporting and CSR action plans and strategies. This paper discusses the profitability of CSR and addresses the two following issues. To which extent has the EU CSR policies created opportunities for competitive advantage in the post-2008 maritime world and to which extent did the shipping industry utilises on these opportunities in 2008 to 2010 by implementing CSR policies compared to other industries.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics
Vol/bind	6
Udgave nummer	5
Sider (fra-til)	513-530
ISSN	1756-6517
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSTL.2014.064572
Status	Udgivet - 2014

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Corporate social responsibility
Business case
Ethical profit maximizing
Strategic CSR
European Union
EU CSR policy
Shipping
Maritime industry
Competitive advantage
Post 2008 crisis

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