27 October 2008
Hôtel de Toulouse, Banque de France
Paris, France
Programme
The European Association for Banking and Financial History e.V. and the Institute for Corporate Culture Affairs e.V. (ICCA), both based in Frankfurt, are organising a colloquium on The History and Future of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The aim of the event is to bring together experts, historians, researchers and academics from around the world working in the field of business history, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate History to exchange experiences and perspectives.
Social engagement, CSR and philanthropy are rich areas of interest revealing much about how companies and banks viewed and view themselves and their role in society throughout their history. In what way, for example, have companies’ actions and perception of CSR changed and developed? How did companies sponsor and undertake philanthropy in the past? What were the motivations and focus? Have these changed? How did CSR compare across countries and sectors? To what extent did philanthropy and social engagement follow a strategic purpose?
These are just some of the questions the conference will analyse and explore.
More information about the ICCA can be obtained at www.cca-institute.org
