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. 2015 Apr 9;11:15. doi: 10.1186/s12992-015-0100-5

Table 1.

Organization: situating CSR within the corporation

A B C D E F
CSR Policies
Clearly articulated definition of CSR/CR X X X X
Clear Criteria for CR activities X X
Specific Policies (internal or external) dictating CR X X X
Positioning Within Firm
CR department X X X
CR steering committee/group X X X X X X
Separate philanthropy entity (i.e. foundation) X X
Sustainable business/shared value sector X X X
Systemic sustainable shared value business model X X
Partnership
With competing firms X X X X X
With other private for-profit entities X X X X X X
With local governments X X X X X X
With local and international NGOs X X X X X X
Reporting*
  Independent X X X X X
  Integrated X X X

*Refers to whether CR/CSR is incorporated into annual reports or a separate report is generated (or both).