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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">intertrends</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Международные процессы</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>International Trends / Mezhdunarodnye protsessy</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1728-2756</issn><issn pub-type="epub">1811-2773</issn><publisher><publisher-name>AEFIR</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17994/IT.2018.16.3.54.11</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">intertrends-623</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МИРОВОЙ БИЗНЕС И ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ ВЛАСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND WORLD POLITICS</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Социальные инвестиции российского бизнеса за рубежом</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Social Investments of Russian Businesses Abroad</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зайцев</surname><given-names>Юрий</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Zaytsev</surname><given-names>Yury</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Зайцев Юрий Константинович – кандидат экономических наук, доцент кафедры экономической политики и государственно-частного партнёрства (ЭПГЧП) МГИМО МИД России; старший научный сотрудник Института прикладных экономических исследований Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте Российской Федерации</p><p>Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr Yury Zaytsev - Associate Professor, Department for Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership, MGIMO University; senior research fellow, Institute for Applied Economic Studies, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration</p><p>Moscow 119454, Moscow 119571</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">yuriy.zaitsev@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>МГИМО МИД России, Российская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>MGIMO University, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2018</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>19</day><month>06</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>3</issue><elocation-id>189–201</elocation-id><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Зайцев Ю., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Зайцев Ю.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Zaytsev Y.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.intertrends.ru/jour/article/view/623">https://www.intertrends.ru/jour/article/view/623</self-uri><abstract><p>В статье рассматривается современное состояние социально ориентированных инвестиций российского бизнеса за рубежом с целью оценки роли корпоративной социальной ответственности (КСО) в деятельности компаний. В литературе присутствуют различные оценки побудительных мотивов предприятий к принятию на себя социальной ответственности. Подобный плюрализм, так же как и сложности в выявлении долгосрочных последствий социальных инвестиций, затрудняет оценку их эффективности. Тем не менее КСО стала общепринятым стандартом поведения бизнеса, а в ряде случаев и обязательным требованием национальных регуляторов. В отечественной практике это признание менее выражено, чем за рубежом. Российские предприятия менее склонны к реализации проектов КСО, чем западные компании. Вместе с тем схожая тенденция характерна и для иностранного бизнеса, действующего в России. Одновременно при осуществлении выхода на внешние рынки отечественные корпорации принимают международные правила игры. В частности, российские компании, действующие в развивающихся странах, зачастую имитируют практики зарубежных конкурентов, вкладывая средства в создание социальной инфраструктуры в районах своей деятельности, формирование местного кадрового потенциала, а также подтверждение соответствия своей деятельности высоким экологическим стандартам. Проведённый анализ свидетельствует, что мероприятия в области КСО, осуществляемые отечественными компаниями за рубежом, имеют секторальную специфику. Предприятия реального сектора делают акцент на развитии физической инфраструктуры и человеческого капитала, в то время как представители финансового сектора реализуют функцию социальной ответственности через поддержку и кредитование проектов, соответствующих ряду экологических и социальных международных стандартов. В заключение автор выводит ряд рекомендаций отечественному бизнесу относительно принятия КСО при операциях на внешних рынках. Во-первых, в контексте высокой конкуренции со стороны зарубежных игроков КСО должна стать частью системного подхода бизнеса и реализовываться в рамках общей корпоративной стратегии в иностранных государствах. Во-вторых, в целях повышения прямых коммерческих выгод для бизнеса в рамках реализации социально ориентированных проектов представляется необходимым согласовывать социальные и экологические цели с финансовыми. В-третьих, в условиях расширения масштабов  «бережливой»  экономики  и  растущей  экологической ответственности  инвестирование в социально ориентированные проекты должно оставаться приоритетом для корпораций.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article discusses the current state of socially oriented investments of Russian business abroad, in order to assess the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the activities  of companies.  Academic literature encompasses various explanations driving enterprises to assume social responsibility. Such pluralism as well as difficulties in identifying of long-term consequences of social investments makes it hard to assess their effectiveness. Nevertheless, CSR has become the generally accepted  standard  of business behavior, and in some cases, the mandatory requirement of national  regulators.  In  Russian practice, this recognition is often less pronounced than abroad. As a result, Russian enterprises are also less inclined to implement CSR projects than Western companies. A similar trend is also characteristic of foreign businesses operating in Russia. However, when entering foreign markets, Russian corporations adopt international rules of the game. In particular, when they operate in developing countries, they often imitate practices of foreign competitors, investing in social infrastructure in areas of their activities, in formation of local human capital, and in compliance with high environmental standards. Moreover, CSR activities carried out by Russian companies abroad demonstrate sectoral specificity. Real sector enterprises focus on the development of physical infrastructure and human capital, while  representatives  of  the financial sector implement their social responsibility through supporting and lending projects that meet a range of environmental and social international standards. In conclusion, the author draws a number of recommendations to Russian  businesses regarding adoption  of CSR in  operations in foreign  markets. First, in the context of high competition from foreign players, CSR should be integrated in a systematic manner by Russian businesses and implemented as part of a overall business strategy in foreign countries. Second, in order to increase direct commercial benefits for business in the framework of socially-oriented projects, it seems necessary to reconcile social and environmental goals with financial ones. Third, in the context of expanding the scale of a ‘lean’ economy and growing environmental responsibility, investing in CSR projects should remain a priority for companies.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>корпоративная социальная ответственность</kwd><kwd>социальные инвестиции</kwd><kwd>российский бизнес</kwd><kwd>инвестиционный климат</kwd><kwd>бизнес-риски</kwd><kwd>отдача от инвестиций</kwd><kwd>зарубежные проекты</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>corporate social responsibility</kwd><kwd>social investments</kwd><kwd>Russian business</kwd><kwd>investment climate</kwd><kwd>business risks</kwd><kwd>return on investments</kwd><kwd>foreign projects</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Bebbington A. Non-Governmental Organisations and the State in Latin America: Rethinking Roles in Sustainable Agricultural Development. 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