Welcome to csr.gov.uk. As the Government’s online gateway to Corporate Social Responsibility you will find information about what the government is doing to achieve CSR goals including policies, legislation, projects, programmes, resources and news

How the site is organised

What is CSR?

This section presents the Government’s definition of CSR and discusses the case for UK businesses to adopt a CSR strategy.

Policy & legislation

This section presents key UK government and international policies and legislation, which set the framework to stimulate CSR performance.

Projects & programmes

This section presents the range of activities that we are involved in across the CSR agenda. It includes each initiative’s objectives, the supporting Government department, progress so far, support, key contacts, and a link to any related website(s).

Initiatives are divided in UK national initiatives, Northern Ireland initiatives, Scottish initiatives, Welsh initiatives and Regional initiatives.

You can search for UK initiatives by:

• Government department: if you are interested in finding out more about the Government departments involved in CSR and the initiatives they are involved in
• Theme: if you want to search by a specific CSR theme.

Our practice

This section sets out the Government’s own approach to CSR values and how it fits within its wider responsibility for sustainable development in the UK.

Resources

This section acts as a resource centre, connecting users to information on CSR best practice.

News

This section is where you can find press releases and speeches from the Government on CSR-related matters.