...Asahita Dhandhania; Eleanor O'Higgins Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the ways that sin industry companies attempt to utilise CSR reporting for legitimation. Design/methodology/approach Conventional and summative content analyses were carried out on annual CSR reports in UK...

...Uzoechi Nwagbara; Ataur Belal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how language (choice) in CSR reports of leading oil companies in Nigeria is used to portray an image of “responsible organisation”. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws insights from communication studies...

... turned out to be a passing fad within the water utility context. This development has received little recognition in research literature, thus the results should prove interesting for public managers contemplating whether to initiate CSR reporting. To answer the calls made in recent literature...