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ISO 26000 was released on 1 November 2010 by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 26000:2010 stands for Social Responsibility (SR) It provides direction on how companies and organizations can conduct in a socially responsible way. The ISO 26000 was started in 2010 following five years of discussions within many various stakeholders across the world. Representatives from government, industry, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), labor organizations and consumer groups almost the world were involved in its community, that means it describes an international agreement.
ISO 26000 introduces the guidance to ensure for Safety, Health, Ethical Trade Practices, Environmental, and Principles for the latest objective to obtain Sustainable Development. Social responsibility has become an important topic in current years, rising from fixing pressure from the public sphere and stakeholders at large. The need for reliable business practices that demonstrate social responsibility, performance, as well as obtaining outstanding results, is clear.
The seven key principles of ISO 26000:
• Accountability
• Transparency
• Ethical behavior
• Respect for stakeholder interests
• Respect for the rule of law
• Respect for international norms of behavior
• Respect for human rights
The seven core subjects of ISO 26000:
• Organizational governance
• Human rights
• Labor practices
• Environment
• Fair operating practices
• Consumer issues
• Community involvement and development
Benefits of ISO 26000:
• Enhance the perception of investors, owners, sponsors, and financiers.
• Improve the reliability of the organization with media, customers, governments, suppliers, and community in general.
• ISO 26000 Improve the commitment, confidence, and productivity of employees.
• Positively influence and engage the customers, users, and clients.
• Achieve and maintain an overall competitive edge.
• Design and develop a social responsibility plan tailored to your company.
• Adjust this strategy to any legal, educational or political environment.
• Manage social or environmental issues specific to your business
• Engage employees, communities and business partners in your strategy.
• As a socially responsible organization, your company gains higher trust and credibility.
• Marketing and customer engagement, since it improves brand reputation
• ISO 26000 Raise the responsibility and productivity of employees.
• ISO 26000 makes strong relationships with stakeholders such as governments, the media, other companies and communities and their perceptions on the organization’s performances and commitments.
Requirements of ISO 26000:
• Scope.
• Terms and definitions.
• Recognize the social responsibility.
• Principles of social responsibility.
• Recognizing social responsibility and engaging stakeholders.
• Guidance on social responsibility core subjects.
• Guidance on integrating social responsibility throughout an organization.
ISO 26000 can be obtained by the private sector, public sector, and nonprofit sectors, whether large or small, not only companies and enterprises. Organizations, such as Schools and hospitals, foundations (not-for-profits), etc. are also included. and whether operational ingrown or developing countries, use ISO 26000. All of the core subjects of social responsibility are applicable in some way to every organization.
ISO 26000 makes special efforts to show that its elasticity means that it can be applied by small manufacturers and other organizations as well So far, many of the advanced users of ISO 26000 have been multi-national corporations, especially those established in East Asia and Europe, particularly Japan.
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