Reducing carbon emissions, improving transparency in business and labor relations will be top corporate social responsibility issues for companies in Asia-Pacific over the next decade, according a study released here on Monday.

According to a report named The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility by CSR Asia, more than 70 recognized experts on corporate social responsibility in the region were interviewed and identified that climate change will emerge as the top corporate social responsibility issue, followed by corporate governance, and labor and human resources.

Some 50 out of 73 experts listed corporate governance as the second most important corporate social responsibility topic likely to emerge over the next 10 years. Labor and human resources, environmental issues and partnerships with stakeholders make up the top five hot issues.

The report also said that the key institutions influencing corporate social responsibility are governments and politicians followed by non-government organizations and civil society organizations and companies themselves.

Source:Xinhua