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This study aims to explore the implications of the SA8000 standard in the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies and practices in Portuguese companies. Although this is not a recent issue, it is a subject that has motivated a growing interest on the part of the business and academic community. CSR should be seen as a new business management model, which includes universal human values as well as ethical decisions that ensure the satisfaction of the interests and needs of all stakeholders and the community in general. Regarding the empirical aspect of this research, a qualitative approach was followed through the application of a semi-structured interview to certified and not certified companies by SA8000 standard, in order to understand possible disparities with regard to the implementation of CSR policies and practices. Although the certification is the guarantee of the commitment of the companies with the CSR, the truth is that this is seen by the companies as a form of differentiation in the market. In general terms, it can be concluded that the policies and practices of CSR do not differ in relation to certification, which means that all companies have the possibility of making a difference by being socially responsible.
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Delfina Gomes acknowledges that this study was conducted at the Research Center in Political Science (UID/CPO/0758/2019), University of Minho/University of Évora, and was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science through national funds.
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Costa, A., Ribeiro, J.L., Gomes, D. (2020). Development of Policies and Practices of Social Responsibility in Portuguese Companies: Implications of the SA8000 Standard. In: Machado, C., Davim, J. (eds) Circular Economy and Engineering. Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43044-3_3
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