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Responsabilidad social corporativa en el sector eléctrico

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  • Arturo Haro de Rosario
  • María Nieves Benítez Sánchez
  • María del Carmen Caba Pérez

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ResumenEn los últimos anos, la responsabilidad social corporativa se ha convertidoen un factor clave de la gestión empresarial. Así, han surgido nuevosprincipios y prácticas empresariales encaminadas a procurar el desarrollo sostenibleatendiendo a la problemática medioambiental y social. En este sentido,el objetivo del trabajo es analizar la información voluntaria que divulgan lasorganizaciones del sector eléctrico en las memorias de responsabilidad socialcorporativa. Dado que las principales repercusiones de la producción de energíaeléctrica afectan al medioambiente, el análisis realizado a una muestra decarácter internacional compuesta por 40 corporaciones eléctricas revela quelas mejoras del sector en el desempeno ambiental son superiores al económicoy social.******In recent years, corporate social responsibility has become a key factor in businessmanagement. Thus, new principles and business practices have emerged to ensuresustainable development, taking into account the environmental and social problems. Inthis respect, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the voluntary information disclosureby the electricity sector´s companies in their corporate social responsibility reports.Given that the main impacts of electrical energy production affects the environment,the analysis of an international sample composed of 40 electrical corporations revealsthat sector improvements in environmental performance are superior to the economicand social development.

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  • Arturo Haro de Rosario & María Nieves Benítez Sánchez & María del Carmen Caba Pérez, 2011. "Responsabilidad social corporativa en el sector eléctrico," Revista Finanzas y Politica Economica, Universidad Católica de Colombia, vol. 3(2), pages 49-63, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000443:009850
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    Keywords

    responsabilidad social corporativa; sector eléctrico; divulgación; Iniciativa de Reporte Global: corporate social responsibility; electricity sector; disclosure; Global Reporting Initiative;
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    JEL classification:

    • L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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