ISO 26000 will give guidance on subjects such as human rights, labour practices, the environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues and community involvement and development. An organization’s perception of social responsibility is paramount; it is key to gaining and retaining employees, attracting customers and stakeholders and keeping its reputation impeccable, all of which will be covered in the standard.
The aim of social responsibility is to contribute to sustainable development, health and the welfare of society.
ISO 26000 is going to be a huge beast; a very large number of people are involved in its creation. The fact that it’s a consensus-based approach, coupled with the polarity of opinions, means that its gestation is a very slow process. The most obvious basic tension is between those trying to extend the responsibility of the organization and others who are trying to rationalize it.
Some early objections to the development of the standard were founded around a concern that ISO 26000 will migrate into a normative standard that a company becomes certified to – or it will be misused to achieve similar ends. This would see sensible guidance being used as mandatory requirements and that was not felt appropriate to the spirit of the undertaking. However, with ISO 26000 as a guideline, it can be carried out voluntarily, at an organisation’s own pace. (Source: IRCA INform issue 20, 2008)
Social Responsibility
ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, has decided to launch the development of an International Standard providing guidelines for social responsibility (SR). The guidance standard will be published in 2010 as ISO 26000 and be voluntary to use. It will not include requirements and will thus not be a certification standard... (read more..)
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