A comparative study of CSR in Pakistan!

This paper presents the state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Pakistan since it has been driven in the country by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the UN Global Compact, and trade liberalization under the WTO. This study is based on responses obtained from 51 Pakistani companies and 20 MNCs. It was found that MNCs were found to be more socially responsible to customers, to suppliers in terms of their purchasing procedures, to the environment, to their employees, to the community by contributing more to the community’s education and health, and in their greater commitment to ethics. Pakistani companies need to improve their performance on CSR to gain competitive advantage.

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The author acknowledges the contribution of IBA’s Senior Executive Research, Khurram Iqbal, in data collection and tabulation.

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1. Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan Mahnaz Fatima
2. Flat #207, 3rd Floor, C-4, Phase-III, Haroon Royal City, Block-17, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, Pakistan Mahnaz Fatima

1. Mahnaz Fatima