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Corporate social responsibility of the Ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Klimek, Hanna1; Michalska-Szajer, Anna2; Dąbrowski, Janusz3
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2598
2020-03-31
Seaports are not only transport nodes but they are also important links in the land-sea transport chains and global supply chains. Due to the nature of their activities, seaports have a significant impact on both their internal and external environment. This necessitates the implementation of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This concept focuses on, to a large extent, considering the positions of all the stakeholders when planning and implementing company strategies. Pursuant to the Act on Seaports and Harbours, the seaports in Szczecin and Świnoujście are ports of primary importance to the national economy. A great challenge for the ports is to simultaneously balance their development with caring for the environment. The aim of this article is to determine whether the seaports in Szczecin and Świnoujście are socially responsible and what the result of their impact on the natural environment and society are. This article uses the case study method, which analyses the activities undertaken by the port management as well as the enterprises that are part of the port service supply centres in Szczecin and Świnoujście, and assesses the effects of these activities. From the results, it can be stated that the Ports Authority, through its business, pro-environmental, pro-social and pro-employee activities, implements the goals of CSR and is a socially responsible entity, although more could be done.
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Title

Corporate social responsibility of the Ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście

Pages

99-107

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ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/405

Type

Journal

61 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 61 / 2020

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2020-03-31

Recieved

2020-02-17

Accepted

2020-02-26

Funding

No data

Keywords

seaport, seaport stakeholders,, CSR, CSR focus areas,, CSR of seaports, Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA, the Szczecin-Świnoujście port complex, seaport sustainability

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2598

Language

English

Authors

Klimek, Hanna1; Michalska-Szajer, Anna2; Dąbrowski, Janusz3

Affiliation

1 University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Economics Department of Maritime Transport and Seaborne Trade 119/121 Armii Krajowej St., 81-824 Sopot, Poland, hanna.klimek@ug.edu.pl
2 University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Economics Department of Maritime Transport and Seaborne Trade 119/121 Armii Krajowej St., 81-824 Sopot, Poland, aniamic@op.pl
3 University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Economics Department of Maritime Transport and Seaborne Trade 119/121 Armii Krajowej St., 81-824 Sopot, Poland, janusz.dabrowski@ug.edu.pl

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