Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(3), 869-876 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563030869

Certification of Corporate Social Responsibility in EU and China

Eva Abramuszkinová Pavlíková1, Marcela Basovníková2
1 Department of Law and Social Sciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Business Economic, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Corporate social responsibility is reflected in environmental, social, economic, stakeholder and voluntariness dimensions. It had become an important topic for European agenda where CSR is considered as a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interact with stakeholders on a voluntary basis. In general, it is the responsibility of enterprises for their impact on society. CSR and its certification is important not only for EU but also for out-European business partners such as China. This paper is focused on EU agenda related to CSR, certification, SA8000 standard and the case study of China in relation to SA8000. The results show that the interest in obtaining of SA8000 certificate has risen up to 3231 companies in 2013. European certified companies are represented by 1583 in 2013. The most developing regions in terms of SA8000 certification are Europe and Central Asia, resp. Europe, South Asia and East Asia and the Pacific. In Europe, the most SA8000 certified country is Italy with one third of certifications from the whole world. From out-European countries leading role is taken by India and China. China is the world biggest exporter in the apparel branch which has also the highest number of SA8000 certified companies.

Keywords: CSR, corporate social responsibility, certification, SA 8000, China, competitiveness

Prepublished online: June 28, 2015; Published: August 1, 2015  Show citation

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Abramuszkinová Pavlíková, E., & Basovníková, M. (2015). Certification of Corporate Social Responsibility in EU and China. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(3), 869-876. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563030869
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