Mapping meanings of corporate social responsibility – an Australian case study

Fordham, Anne Elizabeth; Robinson, Guy M.

doi:10.1186/s40991-018-0036-1

International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility

Table 2 Percentages of Participants in each group which adopted a specific CSR meaning

From: Mapping meanings of corporate social responsibility – an Australian case study

	Res Com	Consul	NGO	Gov	Ind	Com	Total
	N = 28	N = 15	N = 14	N = 16	N = 20	N = 20	N-113
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Economic
Business Case for CSR	25	0	0	0	0	5	7
Shareholder Value	11	33	29	19	5	10	16
Create Shared Value	46	7	7	6	0	15	17
Corporate Citizen Approach	0	0	7	0	0	0	1
Create Social license	82	20	36	31	10	15	36
Apply Company Values	43	0	0	0	0	0	11
Address Risks & Opportunities	43	33	57	50	15	75	45
CSR Policy Frameworks	32	20	29	6	25	20	23
Legal
Regulatory Frameworks	11	27	50	63	30	35	33
Agreement making	4	33	7	19	45	5	18
International Standards	11	13	21	0	0	0	7
Industry Standard	18	13	0	6	0	0	7
Broad Government Policy Framework	0	13	0	6	0	25	7
Ethical
Sustainable Development
Triple Bottom Line	21	27	57	38	5	45	30
Weak Sustainability	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Create Long-Term Value	89	93	57	31	70	70	71
Sustainable Livelihoods	46	33	14	31	50	60	42
Economic Prosperity	14	7	57	19	20	20	21
Strong Sustainability	0	0	14	0	0	0	2
Environmental Protection and Rehab	18	33	79	25	55	55	42
Mine-site Rehabilitation	14	27	29	44	55	15	29
Cumulative Impact	11	7	29	25	15	30	19
Cultural Heritage	14	7	7	19	65	10	21
Climate Change	4	0	43	13	0	0	8
Human Rights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Human Rights	21	7	50	0	25	15	19
Indigenous Rights	18	0	14	13	65	0	19
Free Informed Prior Consent (FIPC)	11	20	21	6	20	15	15
Ethical Company	39	53	64	25	50	70	50
Philanthropic
Community Development
Community Development	29	60	14	13	85	10	35
Community Viability	4	7	0	0	0	65	13
Create a social change	39	40	7	6	55	0	27
Embed company in community/environs	50	27	7	19	0	55	29
Business Development/Employment	57	47	14	44	55	70	50
Education	43	27	0	13	65	30	33
Economic Development	14	20	14	50	60	60	36
Strategic CSR	39	13	36	13	0	15	20
Interaction
Empowerment and Self-Determination	32	40	7	0	80	5	29
Engagement & Communication	64	67	64	88	50	80	68
Collaboration	50	53	29	19	40	50	42
Relationship Building and Trust	43	40	14	19	45	30	34
Accountability	4	53	64	50	50	30	37
Innovation	21	40	21	13	30	5	21

Res Com resource company employees, Consul consultants, Gov government employees, Ind Indigenous, Com community members

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