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In recent years the EU has committed itself to a number of core strategies to shape Europe’s future. The Lisbon strategy, the sustainability strategy, and integration of an enlarged Union can by their nature become effective if they are implemented not only by the EU institutions, but…

In recent years the EU has committed itself to a number of core strategies to shape Europe’s future. The Lisbon strategy, the sustainability strategy, and integration of an enlarged Union can by their nature become effective if they are implemented not only by the EU institutions, but if they become overarching principles by economic actors and civil society. It seems thus advisable to examine whether non-state actors, in particular companies, can be drawn upon more effectively in the implementation of these political strategies and goals. Corporate Social Responsibility is a promising concept in this respect: CSR holds the potential to stimulate corporate contributions to the implementation and integration of the above mentioned EU strategies. The Lisbon Strategy, the Gothenburg Sustainability Strategy and EU enlargement belong to the most important long-term strategic goals that the European Union has set itself in the past decade. However, they are only loosely integrated and their implementation meets major challenges.