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Companies are confronted by social and societal challenges. Initially, the focus was on the role of multinationals in the perspective of globalization and activities in developing countries or countries in transition; now CS/CSR also includes the social challenges in the homelands ofthe multinationals and the rest ofthe developed world. By Corporate Sustainability and Social Respon sibility companies are integrating social and envi ronmental concerns in their business operations and in their interactions with their stakeholders. The aim is to develop practices for proper economic func tioning that are broader than making profit as such, to contribute to the quality of the in-company community (or communities), the local community (or communities) in which the company is actually functioning, and to contribute to the quality of society at large, also internationally. CS/CSR per forming companies are accountable for their …