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Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility under the Background of Sustainable Development Goals: A Proposal to Corporate Volunteering

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  • María Isabel Saz-Gil

    (Departamento de Dirección y Organización de Empresas Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Universidad de Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain)

  • José Paulo Cosenza

    (Department of Accounting, School of Business and Accounting, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói/RJ 24020-140, Brazil)

  • Anabel Zardoya-Alegría

    (Department of Accounting, School of Economics and Business, University of Zaragoza, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Ana I. Gil-Lacruz

    (Departamento de Dirección y Organización de Empresas Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura Universidad de Zaragoza, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain)

Abstract

The research into corporate volunteering (CV) has been prolific, although few studies have focused their approach on senior and retired workers under the framework of the corporate social responsibility (CSR). The social participation of retirees in CV activities contributes to the businesses’ socially responsible performance and can be intimately connected with the global commitment pursued by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. This article aims to explore the key issues that might have influence the effective implementation of CV programs to integrate retired and pre-retired workers, promoting a participatory and healthy aging. Based on the interface of internal and external corporate social responsibility, we discuss how CV can achieve social legitimacy, influencing the health and well-being of workers beyond the employment relationship. The main contribution of this article to the state of art is to extend the literature on CSR and CV by elaborating a theoretical model that integrates both perspectives with the focus on the SDGs. The results suggest that SDGs represent an opportunity and a frame of reference for CSR strategies. Companies engaged in senior CV activities could enhance their corporate and social images within the strategic action of social responsibility, indisputably improving people’s health and well-being.

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  • María Isabel Saz-Gil & José Paulo Cosenza & Anabel Zardoya-Alegría & Ana I. Gil-Lacruz, 2020. "Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility under the Background of Sustainable Development Goals: A Proposal to Corporate Volunteering," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-21, June.
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