ASQ Expands Social Responsibility Portfolio in Advance of October ISO 26000 Standard Release
- Posted July 12th, 2010 by Sarah
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 12, 2010—A new international standard on social responsibility (SR), ISO 26000, Guidance on Social Responsibility, will be made available October 15, 2010 through ASQ (American Society for Quality). ASQ serves as the U.S. TAG (Technical Advisory Group) secretariat to ISO Working Group 26, developers of ISO 26000. Specific information about ISO 26000 can be found here.
The standard focuses on seven key aspects of social responsibility: organizational governance, community involvement and development, environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, labor practices and human rights. While ASQ embodies and supports all seven subjects, it initially is concentrating on the areas that will deliver the greatest value to the quality community: organizational governance; environment; and community involvement and development. Continue reading
- Posted July 12th, 2010 by Sarah
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July 12th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Great concept of Social Responsibility…It will require a re-vamping of how our legislative/financial/political system operates. Environmental aspect should be renamed “exhaust of our consumption”. As it is now, growth is based on consumption. We must redefine growth as the improvement in the quality of life. This ideology of Social Responsibility to be effective must evolve into its own political party to take affect!