The ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Management System standard aims to support organizations in their quest for sustainability in social, economic and environmental terms. It is also recognized as the most comprehensive standard to help organizations adapt their corporate social responsibility practices to their business processes.
Soon ISO 26000 standardwill be one of the important international standards that many organizations will take into consideration in all other activities starting from supply chain management. It may even become compulsory in the relations of organizations with state and non-governmental organizations in the future.
Today, quality products, environmental sensitivity, low cost and security issues, as vital to the organization, social responsibility and morality to operate in compliance with other organizations has become an important condition.
The ISO 26000 standard reflects the following basic social responsibility principles:
- To be responsible
- Being transparent
- To act ethically
- Respecting the expectations and rights of stakeholders
- Respect legal regulations
- To respect international codes of conduct
- Respect human rights
ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Management Systemmeasures whether the production processes of goods or services operate within a system that values human rights. In an organization operating in accordance with the ISO 26000 standard, at least the following issues are guaranteed:
- Health and safety conditions of the working environment
- Eligibility of working age of employees
- Wage conditions are not treated differently
- No discrimination is observed in social conditions based on race, religion and gender.
- The fee is sufficient
- Working hours are appropriate
- Existence of collective bargaining and association rights
ISO 26000. Social Responsibility Management Systemaims to contribute to the sustainable development of organizations. This standard encourages the organization to comply with legal regulations and fulfill its legal obligations as a requirement of social responsibility.
In short, the ISO 26000 standard is based on international recommendations to reinforce the social responsibility of the organization. Activity subject in any case, it guides the organization in formulating and implementing a social responsibility strategy in the long run.
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