Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, questions around the “Economy of Tomorrow” and the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have taken center stage in the eyes of the public. With its latest stimulus package the German government has signalled, that advances in the areas of digitalization, global supply chains and climate action are to be crucial to the nation’s economic future. In “CSR and Institutions – the Establishment of Corporate Social Responsibility in Business, Politics and Society”, published in 2020 by Springer Gabler, Lüth and Wagner demonstrate the significance of corporate, civil and social institutions in the transformation towards a new economy.

This collection of over 25 specialist contributions serves to illustrate the view and approach of renowned institutions from the fields of ecology, economy, community and the workplace – and offer concrete steps for implementation.