CSR's Role in Resilience via Boosting Social Sustainability in Economic and Environmental Challenges

Title

CSR's Role in Resilience via Boosting Social Sustainability in Economic and Environmental Challenges

Creator

Sharma, Lavanya; Sangal, Surabhi

Description

This particular writing shall explore the role of CSR i.e., Corporate Social Responsibility in building community resilience by evaluating measures like social sustainability, particularly taking into consideration its response to economic and environmental crises. The objective of CSR is driven from the responsibility for a business to go beyond their financial gains and contribute towards societal and environmental wellbeing. As the Multi- National Corporations and large scale businesses grow bigger, their impact on the community is in proportion to the sales that they make, especially those who work in the FMCG that is Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry become household brand to the masses and can significantly make its position in the industry resilient by taking the economic and environmental metric in consideration while determining profits. CSR initiatives such as education, healthcare, disaster preparedness, and sustainable livelihoods are some of the key strategies that major businesses make use of in order to support community resilience. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

Source

Enhancing Social Sustainability in Manufacturing Supply Chains;pp.109-134

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Sharma L., Christ University, India; Sangal S., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-836939742-8; 979-836939740-4;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9740-4.ch004

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