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From CSR Rhetoric to Real Business Practice

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  • Elisabeth Paulet

    (CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine)

  • Francesc Relano

    (ESCEM Tours Poitiers - ESCEM School of Business and Management - Groupe école supérieure de commerce et de management Tours-Poitiers)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to assess whether in the banking sector there is an effective coherence between corporate social responsibility statements frequently made in communication policies and banks' actual practice. This will be illustrated by comparing Scandinavian banks' CSR policies and the structure of their balance sheets. The results show that only the business practice of the so-called ethical banks is fully consistent with their CSR discourse. To conclude, some insights are offered regarding the role that these particular institutions might potentially play as a source of inspiration for the reform of the financial system.

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  • Elisabeth Paulet & Francesc Relano, 2012. "From CSR Rhetoric to Real Business Practice," Post-Print hal-01380747, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01380747
    DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2012.051227
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    Cited by:

    1. Sabrina Colombo & Marco Guerci & Toloue Miandar, 2019. "What Do Unions and Employers Negotiate Under the Umbrella of Corporate Social Responsibility? Comparative Evidence from the Italian Metal and Chemical Industries," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 155(2), pages 445-462, March.
    2. Helen LaVan & Lori S. Cook & Ivana Zilic, 2021. "An analysis of the ethical frameworks and financial outcomes of corporate social responsibility and business press reporting of US pharmaceutical companies," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(3), pages 326-355.
    3. Carlo Drago & Loris Di Nallo & Maria Lucetta Russotto, 2023. "Social Sustainability in European Banks: A Machine Learning Approach using Interval- Based Composite Indicators," Working Papers 2023.13, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.

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    Keywords

    Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages G21; Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation G28; Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility M14; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages G21; Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation G28; Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility M14;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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