SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A DRIVER FOR CORPORATE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY: A VIEW OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
Keywords:
Corporate social responsibility, Multinational companies, Corporate growth, Corporate sustainability, Oil and gas industry.Abstract
The objectives of this research is to make known to the Multinational Companies (MNCs) in Oil
and Gas Industry to understand the effects of environmental degradation in the Nigerian Niger
Delta and support the region in the following areas(a) Resources and effort should be committed
to the promoting of environmental sustainability in Nigerian Niger Delta. (b) MNCs should
identify strategic ways of improving the standard of living of the people of Nigerian Niger Delta.
(c) MNCs should not prioritized profit making only but should include social philanthropy in their
host communities. Journal articles and books relevant to and in the field of Corporate Social
Responsibilities (CSR) from previous researches were combined and used in this research work.