Corporate social responsibility in the light of the content of non-financial reports of construction-assembly production macro-sector companies

Abstract

In the situation of dynamic changes in society and in the natural environment, the social dimension of activity, Guided by responsibility and commitment, matters more than ever before. Responsibility understood in this way is something other than greed, philanthropy or marketing. (Rojek-Nowosielska, 2017) . The consequence of this is building partner relationships based on communication between the organization and relevant stakeholders, and inclusion of social and environmental initiatives into the com-pany's strategy and their implementation. Transparent communication is promoted by the provisions of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2014/95 / EU and their transposition through amendment of the Accounting Act, introducing the obligation of non-financial reporting for a defined group of entities. The aim of the article is to identify and evaluate the corporate social responsibility strategies implemented on the basis of profile and detailed indicators presented in non-financial reports of companies of macro-sector 400: industrial and construction-assembly production, prepared according to the GRI 4 standard for 2017. The study included analysis of selected statements in reports on operations or separate reports of 14 companies that met the requirement of comparability. The research methods used include literature analysis, deduction, comparative analysis of structure indicators reported by the examined com-panies and GRI 4 structure indicators as well as indicators of intensity. The results of the conducted analysis confirmed the cognitive value of non-financial reports in assessing the implementation of the sustainable development strategy by all stakeholders. However, they showed the need to improve the content of these reports, including the wider publication of detailed, quantitative and leading indicators, and their interrela-tionship.