Purpose – The main aim of this research was to review which FTSE 350 companies were responding to social, ethical and environmental business‐critical global issues such as climate change, governance and technology. If they were, did this response result in innovation and transformation? The...

Purpose – Owing to the fact that the concept of “CSR orientation in different cultural settings” is still quite unexplored, both in CSR theory and in empirical research the paper aims to contribute to the question of how corporations can deal with different CSR orientations when they...

Purpose – To present one approach to integrating societal expectations in business as adopted by Electricité de France through their Access to Energy Program. Design/methodology/approach – The objective is achieved through three main actions, one of which is explored here: rural...

Purpose – While managers and researchers recognize that corporate social responsibility is positively related to some corporate performance measures, the instrumental reason for this linkage is still unclear. The present research proposes that this relationship can be better understood if the...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the interaction between sustainability and financial performance. Can socially responsible investors, integrating environmental, social and ethical issues in their investment policy, expect the same return as traditional investors?...

Purpose – This paper seeks to unravel some of the challenges associated with responsible investment from the institutional investor's perspective, focusing on how dominant conventions influence investor behavior and their ability to invest responsibly. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – This article aims to explore the character of an emerging model of corporate social responsibility (CSR)‐oriented societal governance in an exchange theoretical perspective and to examine the distinctive characteristics of the relations between civil society, business and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deepen the discussion about religious organisations’ (ROs) potential to practise their faith by means of their investments, rather than keeping both issues separate. Design/methodology/approach – The authors adopted a qualitative exploratory...