Clément Séhier highlights the issue linked to the search of always lower production costs. He shows the importance of this phenomenon in the "consumer" countries, and he proposes a critical analysis of the actions which should enable en improvement of the work conditions in the "production" countries.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : actions, responsibility, CSR, analysis, work conditions, multinationals

Françoise Quairel-Lanoizelée presents the diversity of the CSR strategies which are implemented in the companies, distinguishing the "outside business" strategies and the strategies which are integrated to the company trade. She explains the theoretical model used to point out the CSR benefits and concludes with a presentation of the ISO 26000 standard.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : greenwashing, ISO 26000, business case, companies, CSR, foundation

Nicolas Postel talks about the two principle views of the CSR: the corporate and the contract-based approaches. He highlights the factors which implied the passage from a "fordist deal" to the current "new deal". He proposes some leads to ensure that the CSR really enables to give a meaning back to the economic activity.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : institution, new deal, CSR, contract, fordism

Michel Capron discusses the current limits of the framework imposed by the CSR, especially in its "mainstream" expression, which is only focused on the company competitiveness. He proposes some leads in order that the CSR places itself more in a community and territorial project.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : territories, CSR, analysis, limits, community project

Bruno Boidin discusses the different levers which enable an operational implementation of the CSR. He especially distinguishes the top-down and bottom-up approaches. For each approach, he gives guidance elements and explains their interests and their limits.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : intervention, regulation, bottom-up, top-down, CSR

Bruno Boidin presents the conceptual basis of the Corporate social responsibility (CSR). He points out the triple bottom line, which shows the three goals the CSR has to reach: profit, people, planet.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : triple bottom line, responsibility, companies, CSR

Jérôme Ballet discusses the origins of CSR, from the end of the 19th century to these days. He shows that in accordance with periods, the CSR took different forms, and he tries to explain and to illustrate that.
Mot(s) clés libre(s) : History, CSR, origins, paternalism