Relationship between cooperative values and CSR. Case of Mondragon Corporation

Abstract

The contribution of Basque cooperatives to their community from several viewpoints has been a clear fact for decades. Social responsibility is present in its DNA, establishing itself from its origins and, over the years, this responsibility has been adapted to the needs and demands of society. Currently, the commitment is not only limited to the environment, but also extends to environmental issues, people and communities with limited resources, the global pandemic or the Basque language, among others. Internationalization and the change of mentality in organizations has led to this responsibility being extended to adopt the form and name of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Through this descriptive study and under a mixed methodology, it is analysed the relationship between cooperative principles and values and CSR to find out their conceptual differences, whether responsibility is integrated within each Mondragon company, what has been its evolution, features and carried out today and what perception the workers have about it.