TY - CHAP AB - Abstract This chapter discusses the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the context of the container liner shipping industry. It looks at the current practice of CSR in this industry and outlines the framework, the reasons and the drivers for companies to adopt and implement a CSR strategy. These include, among others, the increasing commitment to fostering CSR in the private sector at EU level, the changing expectations of customers — that is shippers — with regard to social and environmental standards of their contractors and suppliers, and the improving situation with regards to guidance and tools for adopting CSR and identifying and implementing the relevant measures (e.g. ISO 26000 and the European Commission's communication on CSR). The authors take the position that in an industry, which is as strongly consolidated as container liner shipping, the adoption and implementation of effective CSR strategies by a few companies at the top can have a profound impact on the industry as a whole. The Japanese NYK Group's CSR strategy is discussed in more detail to illustrate one of the best — if by no means perfect — examples in the current market. The chapter closes with a sector-specific definition of CSR for the container shipping industry. SN - 978-1-78052-340-8, 978-1-78-052341-5/ DO - 10.1108/9781780523415-011 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781780523415-011 AU - Pawlik Thomas AU - Gaffron Philine AU - Drewes Patric A. ED - Dong-Wook Song ED - Photis M. Panayides PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Corporate Social Responsibility in Maritime Logistics T2 - Maritime Logistics PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 205 EP - 226 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -