Foreword

Abstract

The agenda of research concerning corporate social responsibility (CSR) has changed a lot recently and continues to change. It is quite noticeable for example how much more prominent CSR has become – not just in the academic world and in the business world but also is everyday life. There are obviously a lot of factors that have led to this increasing interest – things such as poor business behaviour towards customers, employees and the environment. Since then, other things have also featured prominently in popular consciousness. One of these which has become more pronounced is the issue of climate change, and this has affected concern about CSR through a concern with the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide. Nowadays, it is quite common for people to know and discuss the size of their carbon footprint, whereas three years ago, people in general did not even know what a carbon footprint was.

Citation

Aras, G. and Crowther, D. (2010), "Foreword", Aras, G. and Crowther, D. (Ed.) NGOs and Social Responsibility (Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility, Vol. 1), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. xiii-xvii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2043-0523(2010)0000001004