Introduction

The concept of corporate social responsibility was formulated in the context of business and more broadly the organization, and therefore it is assumed to be related to management and economic sciences. Nowadays, from the perspective of these sciences, it is difficult to provide a clear definition of the idea of corporate social responsibility [Filek, 2006, p. 4] or, more broadly, an organization. However, the concept of corporate social responsibility is most often treated as follows: “enterprises voluntarily take social and environmental aspects into account in their commercial activities and in contacts with their stakeholders” [Filek, 2006, p. 4, own translation; see: Green Paper, 2001]. However, the breadth of this concept allows it to be properly implemented in other areas of political, social, economic and cultural life. The concept of social responsibility in the literature on the subject also appeared in the context of science and higher education in the formula of the concept of social responsibility of universities.

Cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, is strongly associated with society and individual individuals that have formed the referent of cultural heritage over the centuries. Responsibility for designations of cultural heritage also results directly from the preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997 [ Journal of Laws – Dz.U. 1997, no. 78, item 483 as amended, hereinafter: the Constitution of the Republic of Poland or Polish Constitution], and also with Art. 5 and 6 of the Polish Constitution and applies not only to public authorities, but also to all citizens of the Polish state [Kozień, 2016, pp. 11–29]. However, taking also into account the international law relating to the protection of cultural heritage, it can also be said in principle that the responsibility for cultural heritage, even in the perspective of the Polish Constitution, applies not only to the citizens of the Polish state, but also to all persons under the jurisdiction of the Polish state. In relation to these considerations, it should also be stated that the issue of responsibility for cultural heritage should be transferred to the level of the international community. In this context, it is worth quoting Jacek Purchla's view that:

The relationship between the past and the future is not limited today to the issue of monuments and their protection.