Organizations of all kinds are increasingly concentrating on their commitment in the area of social responsibility and sustainability. It’s an organization’s task to assume responsibility for identifying current issues and providing ethical and humane answers. ONR 192500 helps organizations to find the appropriate questions and answers.
This is a continual process based on the following:
- Voluntariness
- Dialogue with internal and external interested parties
- Transparency and accountability
- Ethical and moral principles of a society
- Rule of law and international norms of behavior
- Principle of sustainability (economy, society / social issues and environment)
- International human rights
- Concept of a learning organization
The proof of successful implementation of a CSR management system can be used to provide stakeholders with the certainty that the organization obtains a level above the minimum legal requirements. Moreover, it offers the opportunity to increase the organization‘s competitiveness. The ISO 26000 Standard serves as an additional guidance. The qualityaustria Certificate is an objective proof of performance and is intended to create trust
- Recognition of one‘s own relevant CSR areas of activity
- CSR as approach to a management system or integration into an existing management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001)
- Dialogue with internal and external stakeholder groups
- Transparent reporting
Social responsibility concerns organizations in the private and public sector as well as e.g. authorities, corporations, non-profit organizations, NGOs and consumer organizations.
Based on a management system it is necessary to
- determine the area of responsibility of social responsibility
- recognize the needs of interested parties
- identify the relevant fields of action of the core topics and to set priorities accordingly.
Beyond compliance with national laws, it is essential that the organization deals with the following core topics:
- Organizational governance
- Human rights
- Labor practices
- The environment
- Fair operating and business practices
- Community involvement and development
ISO 26000, eccos22®, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, GRI guidelines