Date of Completion
Spring 5-14-2020
Thesis Advisor(s)
Ying Zhou
Honors Major
Accounting
Disciplines
Accounting | Fashion Business | Sustainability
Abstract
This paper examines the nature of corporate social responsibility (CSR), with a focus on corporations within the fashion industry. First, I discuss the evolution of CSR from its origin in the 1930s until present day, along with global trends that have risen in respect to emerging economies, industry sectors, and regulatory change. Then, I summarize factors that motivate firms to prepare and provide CSR reports – i.e., the determinants of voluntary disclosure of CSR reports. In addition, I discuss to what extent these reports are regulated and assured across the globe, as an increasing number of corporations participate in disclosing CSR activity, as well as the important role of stakeholder relationships. Lastly, I present several firms within the fashion industry as examples. I analyze their carbon emissions patterns and overall financial performance to see how these firms are making sustainable progress.
Recommended Citation
Zhao, Karina, "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: The Case of the Fashion Industry" (2020). Honors Scholar Theses. 728.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/728
Included in
Accounting Commons, Fashion Business Commons, Sustainability Commons