Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector

Reasons to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility reporting by leather tanning companies must primarily be sought in the specific nature of the industry, where leather is a material from renewable sources, however part of its manufacture process might pose one of the gravest environmental hazards in...

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Authors: Pons, Adrià, Rius Torrentó, Josep Maria, Vintró Sánchez, Carla, López Sorribes, Sergi
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repository:Repositori Obert UdL
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250231170318
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/463434
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Keyword:CSR
Sustainability
Tanning
Leather industry
Environmental management
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spelling Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sectorPons, AdriàRius Torrentó, Josep MariaVintró Sánchez, CarlaLópez Sorribes, SergiCSRSustainabilityTanningLeather industryEnvironmental managementReasons to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility reporting by leather tanning companies must primarily be sought in the specific nature of the industry, where leather is a material from renewable sources, however part of its manufacture process might pose one of the gravest environmental hazards in the world. The tanning industry appears, therefore, as a sector compiling CSR reports expected to confirm its environment-friendly actions. The purpose of this research is to examine and understand CSR roles and diffusion in the small and medium enterprises of the leather tanning industry in Catalonia (Spain), especially in relation with the adoption of other management systems. It identifies the most distinguished CSR practices, procedures and metrics and the profiles of companies more prone to adopt them. We used a qualitative approach to fulfill this aim. Results show that leather companies are familiar with CSR practices, but there is further scope for improvement in terms of formalization of CSR procedures and measurement systems. Results show that the majority of socially responsible practices are related to environmental issues and consequently there is a relation between CSR and the application of environmental management systems. The analysis reveals that the management of CSR activities improves with the diffusion of knowledge on CSR practices.This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovaci’on under contract PID2020-113614RB-C22 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. Also, the authors are members of the research group 2021-SGR1308, funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya.Sage2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15589250231170318https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/463434reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-113614RB-C22Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250231170318Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2023, vol. 18cc-by (c) Pons et al., 2023Attribution 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/4634342026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
title Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
spellingShingle Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
Pons, Adrià
CSR
Sustainability
Tanning
Leather industry
Environmental management
title_short Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
title_full Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
title_fullStr Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
title_full_unstemmed Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
title_sort Study of the corporate social responsibility in the leather tanning sector
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pons, Adrià
Rius Torrentó, Josep Maria
Vintró Sánchez, Carla
López Sorribes, Sergi
author Pons, Adrià
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Rius Torrentó, Josep Maria
Vintró Sánchez, Carla
López Sorribes, Sergi
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Vintró Sánchez, Carla
López Sorribes, Sergi
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CSR
Sustainability
Tanning
Leather industry
Environmental management
topic CSR
Sustainability
Tanning
Leather industry
Environmental management
description Reasons to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility reporting by leather tanning companies must primarily be sought in the specific nature of the industry, where leather is a material from renewable sources, however part of its manufacture process might pose one of the gravest environmental hazards in the world. The tanning industry appears, therefore, as a sector compiling CSR reports expected to confirm its environment-friendly actions. The purpose of this research is to examine and understand CSR roles and diffusion in the small and medium enterprises of the leather tanning industry in Catalonia (Spain), especially in relation with the adoption of other management systems. It identifies the most distinguished CSR practices, procedures and metrics and the profiles of companies more prone to adopt them. We used a qualitative approach to fulfill this aim. Results show that leather companies are familiar with CSR practices, but there is further scope for improvement in terms of formalization of CSR procedures and measurement systems. Results show that the majority of socially responsible practices are related to environmental issues and consequently there is a relation between CSR and the application of environmental management systems. The analysis reveals that the management of CSR activities improves with the diffusion of knowledge on CSR practices.
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Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2023, vol. 18
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