CSRstä
CSRstä is a term encountered in some discussions of corporate social responsibility that describes a participatory approach in which a company collaborates with local communities, workers, customers, suppliers, and authorities to design, implement, and monitor CSR initiatives. The aim is to align corporate activities with social needs and to create long-term value for both the business and its stakeholders. The term is not universally defined and appears primarily in niche consultancy and academic writings, where it is used to group practices that emphasize co-creation, transparency, and measurable impact in contrast to more top-down CSR programs.
Core principles include stakeholder engagement, co-design of interventions, shared metrics, open data reporting, and a long-term
Criticism focuses on potential vagueness, scope creep, and the risk of greenwashing if metrics are poorly defined