Research on the Impact of CSR on Firm Performance: An Empirical Analysis Based on Food and Beverage Industry in China
Based on the stakeholder and reputation theory, we investigate the relationship between CSR and firm performance, using a sample of 56 listed companies from food and beverage industry in China (2009 2014) The results show that the good performance of corporate social responsibility can have a positive impact on financial performance and corporate value, so corporate social responsibility will increase corporate performance. For food enterprises, it is very important to assume the social responsibility of their own. Therefore, the government and the society need to strengthen the food industry enterprises to actively understand the social responsibility and guide them to assume social responsibility initiatively.