Socially responsible business as a subject of regional social policy
The purpose of this article was to study and analyze the phenomenon of socially responsible business as a subject of regional social policy. The article analyzes the problem of implementing regional social policy through conducting socially responsible business by small, medium and large companies. Materials and methods. In this study, the author used the following scientific approaches and methods: a logical and analytical method for analyzing the main directions of corporate social policy of companies in the Russian Federation, methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization and comparison to study trends in the implementation of state social policy and its synthesis with socially responsible business. The obtained data are summarized, systematized and presented in accordance with the requirements for the studied problem. Results. This article discusses the main levels of state social policy. The author\'s attention is focused on regional social policy and its subject-object composition. Socially responsible business has been singled out as one of the key entities, and its main directions of development and contribution to the development of the region have been identified. The author defines the current areas of activity and problems of large, medium and small companies in the field of social responsibility. Conclusions. The author came to the following conclusion. At present, a socially-oriented and socially responsible policy of companies and the concept of sustainable development ensure the long-term development of the company and its competitiveness in the market, as well as solving regional social policy problems, that is, socially responsible business becomes a subject of regional social policy.