Hallo! I can suggest 2 articles about SR index construction. They are available in our university net http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956522108000821, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652607001771

Hi, Zhanna:

A recent research study (Gjølberg, 2009) argued that---presuming that a company''s institutional environment matters to its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, this  study aimed to contribute to the establishment of a more comparatively and structurally oriented framework for analysing CSR. To this end, the study developed two indexes: one measuring CSR practices and one measuring CSR performance in 20 OECD nations.

The index construction is based on a formative measurement model, reflecting the degree to which companies of certain nationalities are over- or under-represented in major, global CSR initiatives and rankings, relative to the size of their national economies. The two indexes reveal striking differences between the 20 nations, indicating a need to address the impact of domestic structures on CSR!

Moreover another research study (Pérez,  & Rodríguez del Bosque, 2013) proposed a multistage method  implementation to develop and to validate a reliable scale based on stakeholder theory. Results demonstrate the reliability and validity of this new scale for measuring customer perceptions regarding the CSR performance of their service providers. With regard to this, CSR includes corporate responsibilities towards customers, shareholders, employees and society. The scale is consistent among diverse customer cohorts with different gender, age and level of education. Furthermore, results also confirm the applicability of this new scale to structural equation modelling!

• Gjølberg, M. (2009). Measuring the immeasurable?: Constructing an index of CSR practices and CSR performance in 20 countries. Scandinavian Journal Of Management, 25(1), 10-22.
• Pérez, A., & Rodríguez del Bosque, I. (2013). Measuring CSR Image: Three Studies to Develop and to Validate a Reliable Measurement Tool. Journal Of Business Ethics, 118(2), 265-286.

Hope this helps!

Nadeem

Thank you so much! Very helpful!

Hi Zhanna

In one of my studies, I identified over 20 ratings systems and frameworks that are internationally used to measure/rank/report CSR and corporate sustainability in the world. Some of them cover emerging economies as well [Designing a general set of ...].

and in two other studies I have used the indicators that were most common among these ratings systems and frameworks to measure CSR performance [Developing a Fuzzy...] and perception [Linguistic Perception of ...]. 

Hope you find them useful.

Article Designing a General Set of Sustainability Indicators at the ...

Article Linguistic perception of corporate responsibility disclosure...

Article Developing a Fuzzy Corporate Performance Rating System: A Pe...

 Dear Amir Hossein Rahdari, very usefull, thank you!

Absolute pleasure.

Amir

Dear Zhanna,

I have read the previous answers and honestly see them perfect! Just hope you will do the best in your research.

Yours,

Ehsan