Aim: In this epilogue to the special issue, the author provides a reflection on the commonalities between the origins of business ethics and corporate sustainability on the one hand, and Higher Education for Sustainable Development on the other hand.Design / Research methods: The paper is...

Corporate Social Responsibility is a quite recent concept in Belgium which has gained significant momentum since 1995. In May 1997, Belgium set up a legal framework for sustainable development. In April 2006, the government adopted a Reference Framework for CSR followed in 2007 by the CSR action...

In this paper, the process for firms to decide whether or not to invest in corporate social responsibility is treated from a real option perspective. We extend the Husted (2005) framework with an important extra parameter that allows us to understand the timing of CSR investment and explain why...

This addendum fills a minor gap in the key lemma of a paper by Lauwers and Van Liedekerke [Lauwers, L., Van Liedekerke, L., 1995. J. Math. Econ. 24 (3), 217-237].

This paper examines the reporting practices of Belgian listed firms, in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Four research questions are addressed: (1) What CSR areas are disclosed in the annual report? (2) What is the extent of the CSR reporting for the different areas? (3) How is...

Via kwalitatief onderzoek van vier verschillende aanbieders van ethische producten in België, KBC, Fortis, Dexia en Triodos Bank, vergelijken we de toegepaste methodologieën met elkaar op gebied van strengheid en transparantie. Ook de totstandkoming van de criteria wordt besproken. Zo kan de...

We analyse the risk-return profile of Belgian SRI funds versus conventional investment funds. We apply a four-factor conditional Carhart model to establish whether there are significant differences in risk-return profile between an SRI portfolio and a conventional portfolio and test for learning...