Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in the Clothing Industry: the Case of Polish and British Companies

• Autorzy: Sudolska Agata , Drabkowska-Skarba Marta , Łapińska Justyna , Kądzielawski Grzegorz , Dziuba Radosław

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.5852

Warianty tytułu

PL

Studia nad praktykami społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu w przemyśle odzieżowym: przypadek przedsiębiorstw polskich i brytyjskich

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has captured great attention and importance in recent years, particularly in the clothing industry. Currently, in order to respond to market requirements, clothing companies are increasing their focus on aspects related to production, working conditions and respect for human rights. The paper examines selected Polish and British clothing companies through the prism of CSR implementation in their business practices. The research objective of the paper is the assessment of the state of CSR advancement in Polish and British clothing companies. The paper presents the results of a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with mid-level managers of these companies. The empirical study described in this paper shows how social responsibility is understood by the representatives of Polish and British clothing companies, what kind of CSR activities are pursued by these companies, and how they benefit from these activities.

PL

Koncepcja społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu (CSR) zyskała na znaczeniu w ostatnich latach, w szczególności w przemyśle odzieżowym. Obecnie klienci są coraz bardziej świadomi rozmaitych problemów dotyczących kwestii społecznych czy środowiskowych. W odpowiedzi na to zjawisko przedsiębiorstwa odzieżowe koncentrują się na eksponowaniu swojej odpowiedzialności w odniesieniu do aspektów związanych z produkcją, warunkami pracy i poszanowaniem praw człowieka. W pracy przeanalizowano działania wybranych polskich oraz brytyjskich firm odzieżowych z perspektywy wdrażania CSR w ich praktykach biznesowych. Wyniki badań przedstawione w artykule pokazują, w jaki sposób społeczna odpowiedzialność jest rozumiana przez polskie i brytyjskie firmy odzieżowe, jakie działania CSR są realizowane przez te firmy i jakie korzyści wynikają z tych działań.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR; clothing companies; Poland; United Kingdom

PL

społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; firmy odzieżowe; Polska; Wielka Brytania

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Łódzki Instytut Technologiczny
• Czasopismo: Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 28, no. 1 (139)
• Strony: 14--19
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Sudolska Agata

• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, ul. Gagarina 13A, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

autor

Drabkowska-Skarba Marta

• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, ul. Gagarina 13A, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

autor

Łapińska Justyna

• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, ul. Gagarina 13A, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

autor

Kądzielawski Grzegorz

• WSB University, ul. Cieplaka 1C, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

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Dziuba Radosław

• University of Lodz, Faculty of Economy and Sociology, Department of World Economy and European Integration, Łódź, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).