The impact of CSR practices on social sustainability among SMES in Malaysian manufacturing sector

This study aims to determine the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices on social sustainability among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysian Manufacturing Sector.CSR practices are measured through four dimensions namely employee relation, supplier relation, customer relation and community relation.There are two objectives in this study, the first is to identify the level social sustainability and CSR implementation among SMEs in Malaysian manufacturing sector and the second is to investigating the impact of CSR implementation on social sustainability among SMEs in Malaysian manufacturing sector.Applying quantitative approach via questionnaire survey, the primary data in this study were analyzes using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.The result of this study found that CSR practices have a positive significant impact on improving social sustainability among SMEs in manufacturing sector.The findings from survey show that the some of Malaysian SMEs manufacturer have a little knowledge of the concept social sustainability and the implementation of CSR practices still lower.In light of these findings the paper discussed potential roles of Malaysian government, educational institutions and manufacturing associations in addressing the need for greater emphasis on social sustainability among SMEs in Malaysian manufacturing sector