ISO 26000 – A Standardized View on Corporate Social Responsibility

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the ISO 26000 standard for social responsibility (SR); in businesses and corporations. In addition to discussing the standard’s focus on various stakeholders and seven core topics, the book underscores its key aspects and most debatable issues, with a focus on its connection to sustainable business practices. It presents numerous cases and practical examples of the ISO 26000’s implementation. Also it discusses the outcomes and lessons learned; in terms of the extent to which organizations can envision practicing CSR in ways that fit their activities; stakeholders and environment.

Lately, the ISO 26000 has proved to offer an interesting and important approach to the standardization of (corporate) social responsibility. Approached and perceived as a voluntary standard that does not include any specific requirements, determining the best way to implement and work with it involved a considerable amount of experimentation. This book showcases the current state of application. It discusses how different countries have developed their own specific versions of the standard; which organizations can use to certify their SR processes.