Firms develop CSR awareness

Report points to vast increase in Shanghai-listed companies actively promoting their programs

Just over one-third of companies listed at the Shanghai Stock Exchange chose to publicize their social responsibility reports this year, a further indication that firms are attaching greater importance to the issue, according to a new research.

The study, by the Research Center for Corporate Responsibility at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, polled 205 Shanghai-listed firms over the past year, finding 68 chose to publish their CSR activities, within their annual results, or through dedicated reports.