An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation in Architectural Design Firms Towards Sustainable Development

Due to growing concerns about sustainable development, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been a prominent approach in the construction sector. While architectural design firms (ADFs) play a crucial role in construction projects, there needs to be more research on adopting CSR in these businesses. This research seeks to uncover sustainable CSR initiatives performed by ADFs in Vietnam. Critical CSR activities were initially identified through literature analysis and semi-structured interviews. The performance of sustainable CSR in the ADFs, including economic CSR, social CSR, and environmental CSR, was then investigated by a questionnaire survey. A fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE) method was employed to evaluate the sustainable CSR performance of Vietnamese ADFs based on 226 valid responses. The results show that economic CSR is the most critical group, followed by social and environmental CSR. This paper is valuable since it identifies CSR activity in ADFs. The article also offers advice for construction managers who aim to improve their CSR performance by examining the effective CSR practices in the ADFs.