Corporate social responsibility in the supply chain : an assessment of Norwegian textile companies' motivation, use of standards and external services

2013

Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon - Universitetet i Agder 200 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has since the last 60 years developed and increased its importance within companies. Within companies CSR can be used as a strategy. The literature of CSR is limited but existing theories have different viewpoints of CSR and how it should be used by companies in business. Today companies’ motivation and use of different standards related to CSR is an important and much debated theme in media and organizations. This thesis discovers how different companies within the clothing industry are motivated for their CSR and what kind of standards they have implemented. In this study case studi…