Origins and Evolution of CSR Self-regulation. The Case of Financial Institutions

The paper creates a background for the analysis of the prerequisites of a sustainable financial institution, whose activity is fully consistent with the requirements of sustainable development and contributes to its implementation. The primary aim of the paper is the analysis of CSR self-regulation with special reference to the case of financial institutions. The specific target is the analysis of: 1) the linkages between global financial crisis and the evolution of CSR issues in financial institutions in the EU, and 2) CSR self- and formal regulations framework and its re-modelling required to build sustainability of financial institutions that would be socially responsible for offered services and conducted operations.

Summary
1. Introduction
2. The evolution of CSR in theory and business practice
2.1. Classification of CSR concepts and theories
2.2. Emergence and development of conceptual framework for CSR
2.3. A voluntary and mandatory legal framework for CSR – self-regulation as a form of a new governance
2.4. The business case for CSR and its boundaries
2.5. Evolution of CSR reporting and CSR standards
3. Characteristics of origins, evolution and motivation for implementing CSR in financial institutions
3.1. Financial institutions’ social responsibilities and functions
3.2. Involvement in CSR activities by different types of financial institutions
and their interactions with stakeholders
4. Corporate social responsibility self-regulations in the EU member states: impacts and perspectives
4.1. Origins of CSR self-regulation in the financial sector at the international level
4.2. Evolution of voluntary reporting in financial institutions – towards harmonization
of CSR practices and standards
5. Global financial crisis and CSR in the financial sector
5.1. Discourses on CSR in financial institutions after the global financial turmoil:
corporate irresponsibility or weak regulations?
5.2. The future trends in the social responsibility of financial institutions – perspectives
for CSR self-regulation in the financial sector
6. Conclusion
Annex
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Abstract