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This paper explores corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the role that governments can play in encouraging CSR practices. Corporations are key components of the broader economy in any society or country where they operate. The government's involvement is essential in advancing CSR initiatives because CSR remains voluntary without compulsory legislation. This study employs a secondary data analysis. The findings indicate the importance of both developed and developing countries in sharing best practices in CSR and establishing institutions that can foster CSR initiatives. This can be achieved through raising awareness, implementing soft laws, forming partnerships, and requiring businesses to be transparent in addressing societal issues within their areas of operation. Governments in certain developed nations, particularly in the UK, the European Union, the USA, and some East Asian countries, have made significant strides in promoting CSR. In contrast, developing nations have been slower to adopt CSR initiatives. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, implemented the Companies Act, 2013, marking one of the world's most significant efforts to make CSR a mandatory requirement by placing a legal obligation on companies to engage in social welfare activities. With this, India became the only country to regulate and enforce CSR for certain categories of companies registered under the Act. This CSR initiative aims to drive the nation toward achieving sustainable development goals and fostering public-private partnerships to transform India