ISO 26000 - Overview

Scope Clause 1
Two fundamental practices of social responsibility Clause 5
Guidance to all types of
Recognizing social Stakeholder identification
organizations, regardless of
responsibility and engagement
their size or location
Definitions Clause 2
Social Clause 6
Terms, definitions and Organizational governance
responsibility
abbreviated terms The Fair Community
core subjects
Understanding Human Labour Consumer
Environ- operating involvement and

Maximizing an organization’s contribution to

Clause 3
social rights practices issues
ment practices development
responsibility

Sustainable development
History, Characteristics,
Related actions and expectations
Relationship between

social responsibility and The relationship of Clause 7

Integrating Understanding the
an organization’s
sustainable development social responsibility
social responsibility characteristics to
Principles of
Clause 4 of the organization
throughout an social responsibility
social
organization
responsibility
Accountability Practices for integrating
Communication .5 Communication
Voluntary initiatives
social responsibility
on social responsibility on SR
for social responsibility
Transparency throughout an organization

Ethical behaviour Reviewing and improving

Enhancing credibility
an organization’s actions
Respect for stakeholder regarding social
and practices related
responsibility
interests to social responsibility

Respect for the rule of law

Bibliography: Authoritative sources and Annex: Examples of voluntary initiatives and tools

additional guidance for social responsibility

Respect for international
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Two fundamental Clause 5
Clause 4 practices of SR
Recognizing SR
Stakeholder identification
(value chain and
and engagement
sphere of influence)

Seven SR
principles Seven SR Core Clause 6
Subjects Organizational Governance

1. Accountability Community
The Fair
Human Labour Consumer involvement
2. Transparency Environ- Operating
Rights Practices issues and
ment Practices
3. Ethical behaviour development

4. Respect for
stakeholder Related actions and expectations
interests

5. Respect for Integrating practices Determining relevance, Clause 7

rule of law Review organization’s significance, priority,
characteristics to SR due diligence,
6. Respect for exercising influence
international
norms of
behaviour Selecting Awareness, competency,
Voluntary Communication
setting direction, and reporting
7. Respect for initiatives integrating into systems
human rights

Annex SR Reviewing Enhancing

initiatives and credibility
improving
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