Does Corporate Social Responsibility Support Progress Toward Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh?

IF 2.7 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Md Tota Miah, Tamal Chakrobortty, Kaniz Habiba Afrin, Anita Dancs, Mária Fekete-Farkas
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This study aims to critically assess the effectiveness of banks' CSR in advancing the sustainable development goals in Bangladesh. We employed exploratory and descriptive methods, including content analysis of published reports. Additionally, the annual report of 32 scheduled banks over a 5-year period (2018–2022) and the United Nations SDGs report 2022 were examined to evaluate the social and environmental impacts, uncovering the remaining challenges. The findings indicate that banks' CSR efforts primarily focus on socio-economic development, with less emphasis on environmental concerns due to financial constraints. However, they have made significant contributions to sectors such as education and disaster management. More CSR funds from government and foreign banks are needed to support other SDGs, for example, climate change, health, decent work and economic growth, and sustainable consumption and production. Finally, the research highlights the essential role of robust public-private partnerships, civil society involvement, and stakeholder engagement for the government to achieve the relevant SDGs. The paper also offers implications for policymakers, businesses, academics, and practitioners, emphasizing the moral responsibility of these stakeholders towards society.

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企业社会责任是否支持孟加拉国实现可持续发展目标?
本研究旨在批判性地评估银行的企业社会责任在推进孟加拉国可持续发展目标方面的有效性。我们采用探索性和描述性方法,包括对已发表报告的内容分析。此外,还审查了32家定期银行5年(2018-2022年)的年度报告和联合国2022年可持续发展目标报告,以评估其社会和环境影响,揭示剩余的挑战。研究结果表明,银行的社会责任工作主要集中在社会经济发展方面,由于资金限制,对环境问题的重视程度较低。然而,他们对教育和灾害管理等部门作出了重大贡献。需要政府和外国银行提供更多的企业社会责任资金,以支持其他可持续发展目标,例如气候变化、健康、体面工作和经济增长,以及可持续消费和生产。最后,该研究强调了强有力的公私伙伴关系、民间社会参与和利益相关者参与对政府实现相关可持续发展目标的重要作用。本文还为政策制定者、企业、学者和从业者提供了启示,强调了这些利益相关者对社会的道德责任。
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Journal of Public Affairs
Journal of Public Affairs PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-
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7.10
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Public Affairs provides an international forum for refereed papers, case studies and reviews on the latest developments, practice and thinking in government relations, public affairs, and political marketing. The Journal is guided by the twin objectives of publishing submissions of the utmost relevance to the day-to-day practice of communication specialists, and promoting the highest standards of intellectual rigour.
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