ISO 26000 is an international guidance document on social responsibility. It provides an organisation with an outline of the principles and core subjects that it should be managing to ensure it identifies and manages a number of societal risks and impacts.
Benefits of ISO 26000
- Competitive edge – benchmarking against competitors helps drive improvement.
- Reducing costs – improved business decisions drive continual improvement, better use of resources and help reduce costs
- Stakeholder reassurance – helps you demonstrate corporate social responsibility and that you are fulfilling policy commitments
- Minimizing risk – improved awareness and knowledge means improved business decisions
