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The Principles of CSR 2.0

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The emergent CSR 2.0 practice is described in detail by elaborating on five principles underlying this new approach, including: creativity, scalability, responsiveness, glocality (global–local balance) and circularity (closed-loop production). Each principle is explained conceptually, as well as illustrated with progressive case studies.

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Visser, W. (2014). The Principles of CSR 2.0. In: CSR 2.0. SpringerBriefs in Business(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40874-8_5

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