The Smith Institute is an independent think tank, which has been set up to undertake
research and education in issues that flow from the changing relationship between social …

This book is a comprehensive guide to community engagement and investment, beginning
with a survey of community-related voluntary standards and then turning to strategy and …

The common wisdom that business contributions to the common good are counterproductive
in the new competitive global marketplace does not hold up to empirical research. In fact …

Community engagement has emerged as a significant business practice over the last
decades. It is broadly defined as the process implemented by companies to work …

As businesses are coming to terms with the challenges derived from the Covid-19 crisis,
they are realizing the need to do more for and with their local communities than being co …

Continuing the debate about Corporate Community Involvement begun in our April issue,
this article reports on research into the strategies which British firms are pursuing and …

Our society is facing a unique set of global challenges. For example:• 78 percent of the
world's population remain poor1 and many are unable to meet their most basic needs;• 28 …

Corporate activities have impacts on different groups across societies, and businesses
therefore have different sets of responsibilities to these groups. These are increasingly being …

In recent years there has been an emerging consensus among business leaders-in small
and large organisations alike-that the role and responsibility of business extends well …

This paper considers corporate social responsibility (CSR)'s contribution to community
development. From the perspective of the communities affected, it explores what sort of …