Resources about corporate social responsibility.

• Date: 01 July 2012
• Author: Till-Rogers, Margo

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) draws together social, environmental and economic concerns with a view to making organizations not only fiscally responsible, but socially responsible. Through community investment, environmental stewardship and ethical employment practices, corporations, government and non-profit organizations demonstrate their commitment to good corporate citizenship. Recent years have seen CSR initiatives adopted by a greater number of businesses and non-businesses and many sources of information have been developed to assist in looking at what they are doing, how they are doing it, and how they can do it better.

ISO 26000 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides guidance for organizations on principles and practices of social responsibility. This voluntary standard addresseses the integration, implementation and promotion of socially responsible behaviour. ISO 26000 breaks social responsibility down into seven core subjects: organizational governance, human rights, labour practices, environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development. Discovering ISO 26000 is an overview of the standard. International Standard ISO...