Societal

Social responsibility (or CSR) is the concept which means the liability of an entity ( economic agent , group, community ...) regarding the consequences social , health and environmental of its activities, especially for its stakeholders. It is a process of continuous process of progress (such as continuous improvement , not a state. It is a particular notion put forward by consumer organizations, supporters of sustainable development and integration of ethics in the economy.

The social responsibility of organizations (businesses, local governments, unions, associations) has been the subject of an international standard, adopted in 2010 by a vote of 86 countries, the standard ISO 26000. It results from a project initiated by consumer organizations in 2001, "worried about the working conditions of employees face the practices of some major groups .

Social responsibility rests on two principles;

1. will assume responsibility for impacts of its activities and its decisions on the environment and society;
2. accountable, based on credible and transparent indicators.

For a company , it speaks of corporate social responsibility (English:

Social responsibility is an approach to ethics , not morality . It is taken into account in approaches ethics and political ecology , to environmental display. It may be part of environmental claims cited by the company, in its report on sustainable development by example, but there is still no consensual guidelines for objectively measure of social responsibility of an organization or business

Elements of definition

• The Green Paper the European Commission entitled "Promoting a European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility" defines social responsibility as:

"The voluntary integration of social concerns and environmental policies in their business operations and their relationships with their stakeholders. Being socially responsible means not only fulfilling legal obligations applicable, but also going beyond compliance and investing "more" into human capital, environment and relations with stakeholders "

• The standard ISO 26000 defines it as:

"responsibility of an organization vis--vis the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment, resulting in a transparent and ethical behavior contributes to sustainable development, health and well-being of society takes into account the expectations of stakeholders; uphold the laws in force and which is consistent with international standards of behavior, and is integrated throughout the organization and implemented in its relations ".

Several types of social responsibilities

In the case of information technology and communication (ICT), Florence Rodhain and Bernard Fallery revealed a set of bad assumptions about the role of ICT for the environment , reflecting a set of "responsible but not guilty, "with three types of actors and responsibilities :

• the companies for which we talk about corporate social responsibility (CSR)
• the policies for which we talk about social responsibility policy (RSP)
• the individuals for whom we speak of social responsibility of individuals (RSI).

History

See also

Related articles

Bibliography

• CIRIDD OIF IEPF Presentation (TPP) of ISO 26000
• {...}

External Links

• {...}

References

Leave a Reply