Comparing corporate social responsibility environment between EU and India

Vishva Desai

Master's thesis

Abstract:

Abstract: The report sheds light on the contrast and comparison of the Corporate Social Responsibility activities of Indian and The European Union. The CSR activities of the two countries have been compared and analyzed in various aspects. The involvement of the CSR activities in the social improvement of the countries has been discussed. This report also discusses the accountability of the CSR reporting of India and European Union countries. The rules and regulations of the countries in the aspect of CSR activities have been discussed in this report. The gaps and unethical approaches of the CSR activities of the two countries have been elaborately discussed along with the results of the CSR activities on the countries. The report found out that the overall score of the European Union is 27 and India is 21; this indicates that the overall CSR contribution of the companies of the European Union is better than the Indian companies. Objectives of thesis The thesis aims to study theoretical background of corporate social responsibility (CSR) along with theoretical frameworks in the first part. In the second part, CSR environmental aspects of European Union and India will be studied with reference to the theoretical background. The author will assign quantitative rating to each market for each aspect studied. The study will conclude with adding up scores for each market and reporting on key findings. Methodology The study will be desk research, depending mainly on published literature and statistics. There will be no primary data collection, but broad-based literature analysis. The thesis will mainly use descriptive and comparative methods.

Keywords

Legal framework, Carbon impact, EU, India, CSR

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 29. 11. 2021

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: prof. Ing. Mansoor Maitah, Ph.D. Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme / field:
Economics Policy and Administration / Business Administration