Kóča, F.; Pačaiová, H.; Turisová, R.; Sütőová, A.; Darvaši, P. The Methodology for Assessing the Applicability of CSR into Supplier Management Systems. Sustainability2023, 15, 13240.
Kóča, F.; Pačaiová, H.; Turisová, R.; Sütőová, A.; Darvaši, P. The Methodology for Assessing the Applicability of CSR into Supplier Management Systems. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13240.
Kóča, F.; Pačaiová, H.; Turisová, R.; Sütőová, A.; Darvaši, P. The Methodology for Assessing the Applicability of CSR into Supplier Management Systems. Sustainability2023, 15, 13240.
Kóča, F.; Pačaiová, H.; Turisová, R.; Sütőová, A.; Darvaši, P. The Methodology for Assessing the Applicability of CSR into Supplier Management Systems. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13240.
Abstract
The implementation of management systems has become a strategic advantage in achieving business goals, especially in industrial organizations, but the implementation of social responsibility requirements is especially ethical. Large multinational companies have long been developing and, in particular, implementing their own codes of conduct, which include their suppliers, to demonstrate their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The compliance with CSR requirements from stakeholders is thus extended or intertwined with requirements in established management systems (MSs). The objectives of the study were to (1) analyze the different approaches to CSR in internationally recognized cross-industry and industry-specific standards and codes in different industries; (2) select the most appropriate framework for assessing the degree of applicability of CSR in the selected management systems and develop a methodology for its assessment; (3) apply the proposed methodology (referred to as SRIMS) in the selected areas: automotive industry, research organization, and metallurgical industry; (4) through ANOVA, validate its use for assessing the overall level of CSR applicability in an organization's established management systems. The application of the Bonferroni method confirmed the hypotheses that the developed SRIMS model is a sufficiently appropriate tool for assessing the overall level of applicability of CSR requirements to established MSs.
Keywords
Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS); Management Systems (MSs); ANOVA; Integration of Management Systems (IMS)
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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