Organizational sustainability, corporate social responsibility and business ethics

The goal of this chapter is to illuminate the role of HRD in enabling Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Organizational sustainability (OS), and ethics in business organizations. Specifically, this chapter will discuss: the importance of CSR, sustainability and business ethics in today’s business organizations; definitions of key terms; the role of HRD in embedding OS, CSR, and ethics in organizational practices and cultures; associated learning and development approaches; and critical views of HRD’s role and practices.