Corporate Social Responsibility: An Encyclopedia

Companies are becoming more aware of the environmental and social impact of their operations and continue to develop practices that will help them become more accountable. Nonprofit organizations may be interested in partnering with corporations to think of sustainable solutions.

Using common terminology can facilitate the interactions among companies, government agencies, and the nonprofit sector. Our libraries have have acquired a new encyclopedia to help organizations find definitions and understand key issues on this topic, The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility (John Wiley). The volume covers contains about 350 entries (terms, standards, legislation, and organizations) including:

Corporate Responsibility Index
Environmental Entrepreneurship
Ethical Consumption
Global Sullivan Principles of Social Responsibility
Intergenerational Equity
SIGMA Project
Social and environmental accounting

This book also contains a list of abbreviations related to corporate social responsibility.

Need some additional resources? Search the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature for more readings on corporate social responsibility or corporate philanthropy.