CHANGES IN POLAND’S AGRICULTURE AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

The article presents the changes in Poland's agricultural sector as an example of socially responsible business. The material was generated on the basis of data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland and secondary sources. It became apparent that key elements of the 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR) concept are shared with the models for multi-functional and sustainable agriculture which is manifested in ecologic and sustainable farming. Generally, the number of the farms under research rose from 1,463 in 2005, to 19,813 in 2015. Subsequently, employment also rose in this sector i.e. the difference between 2005 and 2015 was 249,000 people. It should be noted that the assessment of socially responsible activity is difficult when considering changes in agriculture