Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ethiopian Floriculture Industry

Ethiopian flower industry at its infancy stage and generate a considerable amount of foreign currency and provides job opportunity for many citizens. However it is still accused of unsustainable flower production. This paper explores the corporate social responsibility and its governance on Ethiopian flower industry. It highlights particularly on corporate social responsibility practices and its implementation through the assistance of governance bodies. It attempts to reveal the growth of the industry, corporate social responsibility and governmental regulations with its CSR drivers. It also assesses convergence of the economical, ecological and human practices of flower farms with its related CSR drivers in promoting their governance on corporate social responsibility. It further see the industries CSR practices and assess it viability with the triple bottom line sustainability measure. It finally opens and provides opportunity for students, researchers and stakeholders to analyze, discuss on the current issue CSR issue of the industry.

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In 2009, At Addis Ababa University College Commerce, both Authors earned a BA degree in Business Administration & Information Science. In 2011 they earned MSC at Karlstad University in Sweden in Business Administration finance and Accounting. Both had worked in different banks back to their country Ethiopia and have interest in field research work