Establishing the concept of social responsibility is a complex and time - consuming process that requires a high level of social awareness of the whole comunity. Social rensponsibility is the answer to the burning issues of today that are a associated with the trend of globalization of the world. Social responsibility is based on the principles of sustainable development and has become a priority topic for discussion within the company and its stakeholders. Corporate social responsibility together with employees, local and entire social community seeks to contribute to sustainable economic development in order to achieve the targeted improvement of the quality of life in accordance with that established the International Organization for Standardization which has developed guidelines and standards revelant to the application of social responsibility. Standards in the area of CRS enables organizations to manage the risks that arise in the daily operations and improve efficiency. Consideration of social responsibility within the framework of Croatian economy requires a systematic analysis of the specific factors that influence and affect the development of the Croatian economic environment. Analyzing the examples of good practices of CRS implementation, strengthen the idea to Croatian companies should behave responsibly and to different ways of integration of socially responsible behavior, knowledge and skills in the management of Croatian companies.