Corporate social responsibility in the Countries of the Carpathian Euroregion

Abstract

In the last years the expectations were also grown in the countries of the Carpathian Euroregion (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine), which require from the companies to be active - besides profitability and job creation - in solving ethical, social and environmental problems. The purpose of fostering corporations and also SMEs to integrate CSR activities into their operations cannot be achieved without raising awareness of the society and without effective governmental support, but the most crucial question concerning the expansion of corporate social responsibility is, whether players of the Economy of Carpathian Euroregion will recognize those forms of CSR that can be beneficial and easily harmonized with their business interests. According to recent European research projects there is a growing demand for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the states of the Carpathian Euroregion as well. In my paper I would like to collect the latest developments of CSR and to explore the future possibilities of developing CSR in the countries of the Euroregion. The main purpose of my paper will be to explore the way of learning CSR from other countries taking specialities of market, environment and society of the region into consideration.