Corporate Social Responsibility in franchise chains: Specificities, insights from French franchise chains’ CSD, and avenues for future research

Although franchise chains are increasingly committed to environmental, social, and societal transitions, only a few researchers have focused on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the specific case of franchising. The aim our paper is discuss specificities challenges CSR franchising, explore how franchisors report their sustainable practices, emphasize subsequent directions for future research. In order do so, we focus Disclosure (CSD) practices twenty-two retail service operating French market where regulations non-financial information disclosures exist large companies. Our findings show that these disclose rich diversified about activities. However, franchisors’ can vary significantly, especially depending chain size whether they subject reporting regulations. research contributes literature chains, as well practice.