SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF ENTERPRISES

The article considers the issue of implementation of social responsibility by companies in business activities. The motives of application of the practice of corporate social responsibility at the stage of origin of this concept and in modern realities were investigated. Peculiarities of CSR implementation in different parts of the world are considered, as well as the main characteristics, common and distinctive features in CSR practice of different countries, depending on territorial affiliation, cultural features and level of development. The current state of corporate social responsibility in Ukraine is analyzed, data on the main areas of CSR application are systematized, as well as priority areas that Ukrainian companies are currently developing in accordance with the Global Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, namely "Quality Education", "Decent Work and Economic Growth", "And" Good health and well-being ".