Eduvest – Journal of Universal Studies
Volume 2, Number 8, August, 2022
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subsidence (www.worldbank.org). In the case of cultural heritage sites, these impacts
may include the destruction or alteration of all or part of the site; immediate site
environment changes; unmatched elements to the character of the site; change in the
settings; abandonment of the site resulting in destruction or deterioration; and the transfer
or sale of the site without terms or reasonable limitations regarding preservation,
maintenance or use (Bregman, 1999). Impacts on cultural resources are not only within
the project area boundaries but also on the land surrounding the areas emptied for
agriculture or public use, which increases the destruction risks of cultural sites (Rogowski,
2004).
The corporate sectors frequently ignore the existence of the community in which
they operate and bring negative impacts on the community. Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) mostly only covers environmental, social, and economic
development aspects that are linked to sustainable development. Corporate Social
Responsibility's relationship with cultural heritage is not an ordinary inclusion, especially
in Indonesia, which accommodates abundant cultural heritage resources. This promotes
an understanding that the current problem is the disregard for cultural heritage as a
potential theme of Corporate Social Responsibility action. Therefore, it is necessary to
address the corporate sector, which plays a significant role as an actor and a catalyst in
managing cultural heritage.
(Carroll, 1998) states that CSR encompasses economic, legal, ethical, and
philanthropic; that is, society expects companies to be profitable, obey the law, behave
ethically and return. These are commonly referred to as corporate sustainability, corporate
social responsiveness, corporate citizenship, corporate governance, business ethics,
sustainable investing, triple bottom line investing, stakeholder management, business in
society, ethical corporation, corporate accountability, public-private partnership,
corporate philanthropy, and corporate social responsibility.
Cultural heritage and sustainable development are found to be highly interrelated
(Guide, 2021; Nocca, 2017). One of the goals of sustainable development is to facilitate
conserve cultural heritage and increase awareness about the importance of cultural
heritage conservation to maintain national identity (Labadi, Giliberto, Rosetti, Shetabi, &
Yildirim, 2021; UNESCO, 2015). Sustainability and durability of cultural heritage are
generally only perceived from the social, cultural, economic, and environmental aspects
(Grazuleviciute-Vileniske, 2006; Idris, Mustaffa, & Yusoff, 2016), whereas tangible and
intangible cultural heritage can be used as a catalyst for sustainable growth and can
contribute strongly to social cohesion (UNESCO, 2009b).
Cultural heritage in general has inherent and instrumental values (Girard & Vecco,
2021; Guide, 2021). The instrumental values of cultural heritage are seen not only as
opportunities for regional development but should also ensure that the cultural heritage
values of these assets are maintained (Committee, 2020; Guide, 2021). It is a scientific
matter, has aesthetics, contains an economic value, is unique, and has important meaning
for the local community. Therefore, there are further challenges in ensuring the
sustainability of these cultural heritage values.
A study conducted by Hadi (2011) shows that publicly listed companies in
Indonesia showed the most disclosure of financial statements in terms of concern for the
surrounding community (344 types), concern for environmental maintenance and
conservation (142 types), concern for product quality assurance (112 types), concern for
energy saving and conservation (22 types), and the remaining were other forms of
responsibility (34 types). The results of this study indicate that concern for cultural
heritage needs to be regarded as a thematic area in Corporate Social Responsibility. This
is also reinforced by Munjal's research (2013) that only a small portion of attention was