The Elgar Companion to Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals

Elgar Companions to the Sustainable Development Goals series

Edited by Samuel O. Idowu, Guildhall School of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, UK and Liangrong Zu, Taoist Leadership Academy for Sustainability & Excellence, Global Youth Leadership Academy, Italy

This timely Companion analyses how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can accelerate the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Global experts from a wide range of disciplines develop a flexible, diverse, and reconstructed form of CSR and illustrate how it can help build an inclusive and sustainable future.

‘This volume is a must read for scholars, students and practitioners seeking to connect two dynamic and interrelated concepts—CSR and SDGs. I’m impressed with how the contributors and editors have presented a balanced view while encouraging and endorsing these essential strategies. I strongly endorse this unique book.’
– Archie B. Carroll, Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia, US

‘Students and scholars of CSR and sustainability will find this book to be an invaluable resource for teaching, learning and research purposes. The key topics covered trace a comprehensive and effective picture of the journey undertaken by companies, institutions, and organisations globally to achieve the socio-economic and cultural change required both to address and implement sustainability. Moreover, the book will be a welcome addition to the offerings of Business Schools and a useful tool to government officials and professionals engaged in promoting the SDGs'' achievement.’
——马拉德尔·鲍多,大学y of Urbino, Italy

‘The UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been the top priority of national governments, business, academia, and even individual career choices, and is the inevitable reality of the next decades. Whether you work in governments, businesses, or the academic world, you have an important role to play in the achievement of the SDGs, but the question is how can you play a positive role? The answer is you must first of all be aware of social responsibility and leverage it in contributing to the SDGs. Thanks to this book, we are provided with clear and practical guidance and cases to make a positive impact on the realization of the SDGs in the future.’
– Haifeng Huang, Principles for Responsible Management Education Steering Committee