The project used a common conceptual framework to develop and apply tools that enable assessment and comparison of CSR impacts – at micro (company), meso (sectoral and regional) and macro levels (nations states and EU). Indicators were developed to assess the contribution of CSR impacts on EU policy objectives, for growth, competitiveness (including innovation), quality of jobs and environmental sustainability. A large-scale inter- and transdisciplinary empirical investigation was carried out using four complementary methods: econometric analysis, company case studies, an analysis of different company and industrial networks and a study. All studies focused on five sectors important across the EU-27. Outputs include a handbook on CSR impact assessment tools, a comprehensive description of European CSR impacts to date and policy recommendations.
www.csr-impact.eu
Client
EU (7. Rahmenprogramm)
, Brüssel
, BE
Project duration
01.03.2010 - 31.07.2013
Contact
Project members
Dr. Christiane Reif
(Coordinator)
Dr. Christian Rammer
Dr. Klaus Rennings
Dr. Michael Schröder
Departments
International Finance and Financial Management · Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics · Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management
Cooperation partner
Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg, DE
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE
Nottingham University Business School, UK
INSEAD, Fontainebleau, FR
Institut für Sozial-Ökologische Forschung, Frankfurt am Main, DE
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Mailand, IT
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Wien, AT
ETH Zürich, Zürich, CH
European Academy of Business in Society , Brüssel, BE
Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, DK
CentERdata, Tilburg, NL
Central European University Business School, Budapest, HU
Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, FI
IESE Business School, Barcelona, ES
Akademia Leona Komiskiego, Warschau, PL
Tilburg University, Tilburg, NL