Paradigm shift from cooperate social responsibility (CSR) to
cooperate social investment (CSI): A necessity for environmental
sustainability in Nigeria
Accepted 23rd December, 2012
Egun Nkonyeasua Kingsley
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Benin, Benin,
Edo State, Nigeria.
The
practice of Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) has been a
highly cotemporary and contextual issue to all stakeholders
including the government, the corporate organization itself, and
the general public in Nigeria. This paper attempts to discuss
the interdependence among the environment, organisation and
sustainable development and the need for a shift from Corporate
Social Responsibility to Corporate Social Investment (CSI) for
environmental sustainability with focus on waste management. As
organisations must not merely produce products and services to
satisfy their numerous clients, they must also produce actions
that will ensure the protection of the environment. It is also
anticipated to add to the body of knowledge CSI especially as it
relates to effective solid waste reduction and e
nvironmental
sustainability in Nigeria and developing economies.
Key
words:
Corporate social responsibility, corporate social
investment, environmental sustainability, solid waste
management, Nigeria.
Cite this article as:
Kingsley EN (2013). Paradigm
shift from cooperate social responsibility (CSR) to cooperate social investment
(CSI): A necessity for environmental sustainability in Nigeria. Acad. J.
Environ. Sci. 1(1): 018-024.
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