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Rhetoric and Realities: Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe Strategic Targeted Research Project EU 6th Framework Programme Contract N°: CIT2-CT-2004-506043 Main Research Questions 1. Does CSR contribute to the achievement of EU policy goals? 2. What are the actual impacts of CSR policies? – Efficacy and efficiency of CSR as policy instrument for sustainability – Differentiating ‘rhetoric’ from realities’ 3. What are success factors for CSR impact? – Which company internal and external (sectoral/ economic, socio-political) factors account for effective CSR policies? – How can CSR schemes be improved to become more effective? Specific Features of RARE • • Method development (CSR Impact Assessment Tool, Modelling Success Factors) Sector focus of CSR analysis – – – • Issue focus of CSR analysis – – – – • • • Oil Banking Fisheries / Fish Processing Climate Protection Gender Equality Ressource Management Anti Bribery Cross-instrument approach Cross-company size approach Political governance dimensions Research Design Phase I: Method Development Phase II: Empirical Analysis Phase III: Synthesis CSR Background Analysis Methodology: CSR Impact Assessment, Success Factors EU Climate and Chemicals Policy EU Resource Management Policy EU AntiBribery Policy EU Gender Policy Sector Survey Oil Industry Sector Survey Fishery Sector Survey Banks Case Study Case Study Climate/Chemicals Policy Resource Management Case Study Bribery Case Study Gender SME Study Integration / Enlargement EU Governance Capacities of CSR SYNTHESIS Policy Recommendations The Research Consortium Peter Wilkinson Associates Budapest University of Technology and Economics Consultant to Transparency International