The Principles of the Buddhist and Confucian Ethics in the Formation of the Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility in Contemporary Japan

Abstract

The article focuses on the fact that the issues of corporate social responsibility affect not only the sphere of economy, governance and management, but also the culture, religion and philosophy. Analyzing as examples, the slogans of some Japanese companies and the declarations of the business communities, the author traces and describes the mental paradigms and traditional values, which are related to the formulation of ideas of corporate social responsibility in Japan. According to the author, the transfer to the Japanese soil CSR principles and mechanisms facilitated by the fact that these new technologies are seen as an extension of its own traditions, Japanese CSR standards are not only set from the outside, but spontaneously and flexibly formulated within its own social and cultural space.