Table 2 Five dimensions of corporate social responsibility

A. The environmental dimension

1. The natural environment

i. A cleaner environment

ii. Environment stewardship

iii. Environmental concerns in business operations

B. The social dimension

2. The relationship between business and society

i. Contribute to better society

ii. Integrate social concerns in their business operations

iii. Consider the full scope of their impact on communities

C. The economic dimension

3. The socio-economic or financial aspects, including describing CSR in terms of a business operation

i. Contribute to economic development

ii. Preserving the profitability

iii. Business operations

D. The stakeholder dimension

4. Stakeholders or stakeholder groups

i. Interact with their stakeholders

ii. How organizations interact with their employees, suppliers, customers and communities

iii. Treating the stakeholders of the firm

E. The voluntariness dimension

5. Actions not prescribed by law

i. Based on ethical values

ii. Beyond legal obligations

iii. Voluntary