The state of international business, corporate social responsibility and development Key insights and an application to practice

This chapter summarizes key themes and findings from research over the past decades, also considering its geographic foci (developed, developing, and/or emerging countries). Furthermore, noting that scholars are starting to explore the uptake of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by organizations in practice, frameworks are presented for understanding ways in which business (can) engage with the SDGs, elucidated by a case example. This chapter closes with reflections on the SDGs as part of the broader debate on development, offering suggestions for further research considering current “blind spots” and the added value of combining international business and other disciplinary perspectives.