Article: Taking stock of corporate social responsibility practices in Peru: the role of internal and external CSR, accountability and citizenship Journal: Latin American Journal of Management for Sustainable Development (LAJMSD) 2022 Vol.5 No.3 pp.255 - 276 Abstract: This paper reviews corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its challenges in four main Peruvian private sectors (agroindustry, construction, mining and manufacturing). Based on the lessons learned, it aims at raising awareness on CSR crucial role in Peru, and responsiveness on sustainable development issues, while providing a roadmap to practitioners to measure CSR compliance. Through a qualitative approach, the question this paper intends to answer is to what extent Peruvian companies comply with internal and external CSR practices along with accountability and citizenship. To answer this question, we selected a purposive sample of private sector Peruvian companies; structured interviews have been conducted to measure and then compare their compliance rate concerning the mentioned CSR dimensions. While still much needs to be improved concerning CSR practices in these Peruvian private sectors, based on our research, citizenship appears to be a critical aspect which needs further attention by companies and policymakers in Peru. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Taking stock of corporate social responsibility practices in Peru: the role of internal and external CSR, accountability and citizenship

Authors: Antonella Maes-Anastasi; Diederik De Boer; Sandro Alberto Sánchez Paredes

Addresses: Expert Centre on Emerging Economies, Maastricht School of Management (MSM), Maastricht, The Netherlands ' Expert Centre on Emerging Economies, Maastricht School of Management (MSM), Maastricht, The Netherlands ' CENTRUM Católica Graduate Business School, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú

Abstract: This paper reviews corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its challenges in four main Peruvian private sectors (agroindustry, construction, mining and manufacturing). Based on the lessons learned, it aims at raising awareness on CSR crucial role in Peru, and responsiveness on sustainable development issues, while providing a roadmap to practitioners to measure CSR compliance. Through a qualitative approach, the question this paper intends to answer is to what extent Peruvian companies comply with internal and external CSR practices along with accountability and citizenship. To answer this question, we selected a purposive sample of private sector Peruvian companies; structured interviews have been conducted to measure and then compare their compliance rate concerning the mentioned CSR dimensions. While still much needs to be improved concerning CSR practices in these Peruvian private sectors, based on our research, citizenship appears to be a critical aspect which needs further attention by companies and policymakers in Peru.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; Peru; internal CSR; external CSR; accountability; citizenship; philanthropy; Latin America; developing countries.

DOI: 10.1504/LAJMSD.2022.126680

Latin American Journal of Management for Sustainable Development, 2022 Vol.5 No.3, pp.255 - 276

Received: 11 Feb 2022
Accepted: 14 Jul 2022
Published online: 01 Nov 2022 *

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