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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).03      10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-II).03      Published : Jun 2022

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Commercial Law Perspective

Abstract

    The disparity between the affluent and the poor in Pakistani society has widened. Although the state's "invisible hand" control is the cause of sustainability, there are numerous places where it may be improved. This study investigates the tight relationship between Commercial laws, social responsibility, and systematic development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a commercial law viewpoint. It also examines a correlation between CSR and Corporate Governance about Corporate Financial Performance, as well as the impacts of corporate strategies, Board resolutions, and decisions on corporate performance through various aspects of the 4Ps (People, Purpose, Process, and Performances). The study concludes that we can only get better results by combining all with the law, mainly through CSR activities. This research aims to enhance Pakistan's long-term commercial and social growth.

    Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Commercial Law, Corporate Strategies, Board Resolutions, Social Growth.

    (1) Naheeda Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, The University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Kanwal Iqbal Khan
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business and Management, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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