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Partnerships Towards Sustainability: The Revival of Boracay’s Wetlands

2022; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-981-16-5264-6_2

2509-4203

Giovanni Francis A. Legaspi, Edieser D. L. Dela Santa,

Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting

The past decade has seen significant growth in the tourism and hospitality literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, limited literature exists on public and private partnerships in the revival of tourist destinations, with no cash outlay from the government, towards sustainable tourism development. This case study addresses this gap by looking into how government agencies and private organizations, through their CSR, worked together to rehabilitate Boracay wetlands. The focus is on the rehabilitation of the nine wetlands, and in particular wetland number 2 into a conservation park that features endemic tree and animal species rescued from extinction. In the process, the chapter identifies antecedents that lead to the involvement of particular organizations and stakeholdersStakeholders. It highlights traditional values and the primacy of the family Families , in pushing CSR Corporate social responsibility (CSR) onto the agenda. It accentuates the enabling function of the state and the importance of partnerships as mechanisms for CSR Corporate social responsibility (CSR) delivery. It is argued that considering all these factors, underpinned by social learningSocial learning, lead to a good understanding of CSR Corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the environment in the PhilippinesPhilippines and assist in ascertaining the place Places and trajectory of corporate social responsibilityCorporate social responsibility (CSR) for sustainabilitySustainability among businesses in the Asian region.