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Emil Nikolov
Global Reporting Initiative
Summary:
The article explores the most popular and dynamically developing structure for measuring corporate social responsibility, namely, the Global Reporting Initiative. Its first appearance and historical development are herewith scrutinized and investigated. GRI’s main principles and indicators are equally considered. Moreover, based on empirical research in terms of dynamics and territoriality, the article touches upon GRI’s expansion speed. The reasons for the relatively small number of companies in Bulgaria using this particular structure for reporting are also discussed.
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Vanya Grigorova
The Covid-19 Crisis: a Stress Test for Corporate Responsibility in Bulgaria
Summary:
The study looks into the specifics of corporate social responsibility during the state of emergency, imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. This study aims at scrutinizing and systematizing how CSR targeted both internal and external stake - holders (employees and wider society, respectively) during the COVID-19 induced state of emergency in Bulgaria. The analysis is based on an overview of corporate social responsibility in Bulgaria, comparisons with practices in other countries, as well as a survey with employees from 82 companies. The collected data illustrates the practices applied towards employees, business partners and society. The estimated total index of CSR allows to highlight economic sectors where social responsibility is higher. Acomparison between employee-oriented practices and practices oriented at other stakeholders can show whether the company is equally socially responsible inside and outside the enterprise. The findings can provide guidelines for future more comprehensive studies and can be used to propose further recommendations for business and governmental policies in future extreme economic events.
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Ivan Marinov
Corporate Social Responsibility of Bulgarian Banking Sector – Mission and Business Practice
Summary:
As a consequence of legal regulation, the organization of bank activity and established traditions, society often treats commercial banks only as subjects, absorbing and redistributing monetary resources in order to obtain financial advantage which benefits both banks and their owners. However, a similar perception is not applicable to the vision of modern banks which demonstrate aspirations of harmony with the surrounding socio-economic environment and a desire to improve their image in the corporate community. In this respect, corporate social responsibility of banks is a way to voluntarily integrate their business into national and international processes.
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Elitsa Petrova
Support for the Small and Medium Business in the EU
Summary:
The purpose of the paper is to present at various national and European legislative and desirable instruments and initiatives aimed at supporting small and medium businesses. Subject of the study are small and medium-sized enterprises, European policy. The present design consists of three main modules: the first "Modern Policy in SMEs", the second module, "Entrepreneurship and public-private partnerships", the third module, "Support for EU businesses."
