This essential report, available only from ACCSR, tracks the growth and development of corporate social responsibility in Australia.
The first comprehensive study into the state of CSR capabilities of Australian organisations, The State of CSR Report quantifies the ways in which CSR creates different business outcomes to enhance organisational performance, and benchmarks CSR salaries and employment.
This report will show you how CSR capabilities contribute to organisational performance through their effects on environmental management capabilities, reputation, risk, conflict with stakeholders, competitive advantage, creation of new products and services, and reduced cost. You can use this information to:
- Identify how CSR supports business drivers in your organisation
- Establish your own business case for CSR
- Integrate CSR into business strategy
- Increase the effectiveness of the CSR function
- Use CSR to enhance business performance
It covers Australian and foreign-listed companies, private companies, NGOs and public agencies, and includes insights into CSR capabilities of diverse industries including mining and extractive industries, banking and financial services, retail, health, manufacturing, telecommunications, transport, property development, energy and professional services.
This research is based on a survey of 515 managers from 352 organisations conducted by the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility in September-October 2008.
Volume One:
CSR Drivers of Business Outcomes & Performance
The Business Case in Numbers
Make the business case for CSR in your organisation using new data from Australia’s biggest-ever survey of CSR capabilities in Australian organisations. Quantified models show how CSR capabilities drive reputation, reduce risk and build competitive advantage.
See the Table of Contents and Executive Summary
Volume Two:
Working in CSR
Salaries, Roles and the CSR Profession in Australia Today
Who works in CSR, how much do they earn and what are the challenges they face?
See the Table of Contents, Executive Summary and an article by special writer, Leon Gettler
