Università della Svizzera italiana

Communicating CSR : practices among Switzerland's top 300 companies

Birth, Gregory ; Illia, Laura ; Lurati, Fransceso ; Zamparini, Alessandra

In: Corporate communications : an international journal, 2008, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 182-196

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a picture of the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication among the top 300 companies in Switzerland and to investigate how favorable the cultural context is for this kind of communication. Design/methodology/approach – The investigation of the top 300 companies in Switzerland was conducted using a written survey that...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Communicating CSR : the practice in the top 300 companies in Switzerland

Birth, Gregory ; Illia, Laura ; Lurati, Francesco ; Zamparini, Alessandra

This paper documents the empirical results of a field study conducted among top Swiss companies. The survey investigates their practices in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication as well as their opinions about how favorable the Swiss context is for this kind of communication. Results show CSR communication in Switzerland as a practice in evolution, still needing expertise. In this...