Comparative Analysis Of Oil Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Operating in Different Environments (Nigeria and USA)

Abstract

This research is an attempt at finding the institutional trajectories of Royal Dutch Shell operations concerning the question of Corporate Social Responsibility/Social Investment (CSR/SI) strategies in two different environments i.e. The United States and Nigeria. In the quest to ascertain these facts and variables, the question of adequacy of this responsibility and the policy framework of Royal Dutch Shell has become a subject of concern being that issues of corporate strategies towards different states and communities around the globe has raised questions of disparate arrangements, approaches and attitudes.A perusal of various literature and reports, including the Social Investment Disclosure in the sustainability report of the Royal Dutch Shell (2012), as well as economic indices and demographic data suggest how the question of CSR is a field amass with facts and figures about how differently global conglomerates approach their corporate responsibility toward host communities. The subject of CSR/SI strategies as contained in the analysis of the sustainability report of the Royal Dutch Shell (2012) states that in Nigeria. Yet, the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reveals some level of inadequacy of the company’s Social Investment (SI) programmes in Nigeria as compared to the United State.), and the “Lack of Goodwill” Indicators designed by IPIECA (2008), bring to the fore the demographic and socio-economic indices of the two environments, which give an insight into issues that include ethical considerations and limitations. Most of the thematic issues show that the Royal Dutch Shell has in place diverse social and voluntary investments programs. Keywards: Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Niger-Delta and Oil & gas