Look to the future : ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility
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Consensus was achieved among the multi-stakeholder participants in the ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility (ISO/WG SR) at its latest meeting on the way forward for the future ISO 26000 standard.
The group’s 7th plenary meeting, held in Québec City, Québec, Canada, on 18-22 May 2009, addressed issues stemming from the more than 3 000 comments submitted in a successful vote on the Committee Draft of the standard taken before the meeting. ISO 26000 is now moving to the status of a Draft International Standard by October 2009.
Progress on how to deal with key issues stemming from the ballot comments was the main outcome of.the Québec City meeting which brought together more than 300 experts from 60 countries and around 20 liaison organizations.
ISO 26000 will provide organizations with guidance on incorporating social responsibility into their operations. It is being developed by multi-stakeholder representatives, including a strong participation by developing countries. The number of developing countries in the WG is still increasing – it now includes 221 experts from 63 developed countries and 136 experts from developed countries.
The Québec meeting stakeholder dialogue resulted in moving ISO 26000 closer to completion on complex issues such as barriers to trade, human rights and user friendliness.
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