1. China’s Top 100 Firms CSR Development Index (2012)

External evaluation contributes significantly to the development of CSR. For three consecutive years since 2009, the Research Center for CSR, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (hereafter referred to as the Center) has released China’s Top 100 Firms CSR Development Index (hereafter referred to as the Index) based on classical CSR theories and international assessment approaches while taking into account actual situations in China. The Index evaluates these Chinese enterprises annually on their performance in CSR management and the level of information disclosure through the assessments of four different aspects, including responsibility management, economic responsibilities, social responsibilities, and environmental responsibilities. Moreover, it identifies and analyzes phase-specific characteristics of CSR development in China in hopes of providing references for further studies on Chinese CSR. In 2012, the Center continues to evaluate CRS performance of China’s top 100 state-owned, private, and foreign-funded entities. It studies the developing characteristics of Chinese CSR from the previous year in hopes of the better understanding and advancing the systematic development of CSR in China.