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The guidance standard on social responsibility.
ISO 26000 is a guidance standard and provides recommendations on social responsibility. It will not be a certifiable standard, but rather offers best practices where organizations can adapt the guidelines to their own operation, supply chain and markets.
The standard defines Social Responsibility as the responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical behaviour that:
The standard is valid for all types of organizations, small and large, governmental, commercial or non-governmental.
By implementing ISO 26000 you can optimize your internal processes and assure integration between your management systems and your efforts within social responsibility and sustainability.
You can improve your relationship with partners, government, the media, suppliers, peers, customers and the community in which you operate. Risk management is improved as the likelihood of stakeholder conflicts, bad publicity and reputational crises is greatly reduced.
An improved reputation will increase staff morale and the ability to attract and retain workers.
Investors, sponsors and the financial community are also more interested in investing in ethically sound organisations.
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