ABSTRACT
This chapter provides Peru profiles, including key information about the relevant corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) history, country-specific issues, trends, research, education and leading organizations. The Peruvian context is the heir of two great cultural traditions. On the one hand, the legacy of several Andean cultures that enabled the configuration of the Inca civilisation and empire; on the other, the cultural heritage and tradition of Western civilisation received through the Spaniards in the mid 16th century. The contribution of businesses to the Peruvian society in recent decades has been twofold: first, through the creation of corporate foundations focused on funding solutions to the social problems afflicting the country; and, second, through the creation of business organisations such as Peru 2021. The priority issues regarding CSR in Peru are the building of confidence and social reconciliation; the overcoming of corruption, poverty and inequality; the improvement of the education level; and environmental management.
