This paper offers a review of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) agendas currently being publicly addressed by the UK's top ten internet service providers (ISPs). The paper begins with a brief outline of the problems associated with growing internet usage and this is followed by a...

This research aims to explore the relationship between corporate governance and CSR: What are the major factors that play a direct role in the establishment of this relationship? How does context and institutional background impact upon the relationship between CSR and Governance? Using in-depth...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the issues currently involved in social and environmental sustainability in the clothing industry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a case study approach to investigate a business that operates successfully in this challenging...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to critically evaluate membership of the FTSE4Good “socially responsible investment” indices (membership of which is based on ethical criteria), which were launched in the UK in July 2001 as a means of increased accountability and change....

Little is known about credit unions' engagement with corporate social responsibility (CSR), even though they collectively have significant impacts on society in developed as well as developing countries through widening access to financial services. By means of case studies, this paper seeks to...

Research into the entrepreneurial species, indigenous and non-indigenous types from both rural and urban regions in the UK has been sparse, to say the least. This paper presents insights into how both rural and urban socioeconomic environments influence the emergence of specific types of...