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Standardization and CSR; Standards for (on) CSR
· York University (Toronto) >>
o CSR = Compendium of Ethics Codes and Instruments of Corporate Responsibility (By Dr. Wesley Cragg and Ran Goel) > e.g.
§ Guide to CSR Instruments profiles 16 leading standards, codes, guidelines and principles of corporate responsibility.
· GRI Global Reporting Initiative >
o Learning > Journal Articles >
§ Executive Briefing: The Future of Corporate Responsibility Codes, Standards and Frameworks (.pdf, April 2005, 4 pp.; By Ernst Ligteringen, GRI and Simon Zadek, AccountAbility)
· The Executive Briefing demystifies the confusion surrounding the various tools on offer to companies wishing to systematically address corporate responsibility as part of their business strategy.
· WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development > e.g.
o Focus Areas > Business Role > Publications >
§ Issue Management Tool : Strategic challenges for business in the use of corporate responsibility codes, standards, and frameworks (October 2004; .pdf has 48 pp.; Prepared by the AccountAbility for WBCSD)
· CSRwire »The Newswire of Corporate Social Responsibility« > e.g.
o Current Headlines (Home page) >
§ More Headlines (including full archive)
§ A searchable online resource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in 105 countries.
§ > e.g.
· Search category:
o Accountability and Monitoring Orgs
o International Business Policy Orgs
o International Orgs
o Labor Orgs & Programs
o National & Local Gov't Programs and Initiatives
o National & Regional Business Orgs
o Parliaments & Networks
o Principles
o Professional & Pro Bono Orgs and Programs
§ See also: Business and Society Highlights of 2006
· A round-up of the most important developments in CSR by Michael Kane, editor of CSR Directory (via EthicsWorld)
o »Search« might be useful
· UN Global Compact (UN GC) > e.g.
o About the GC > e.g.
o Issues > e.g.
§ Human Rights
§ Labour
§ Environment
§ Transparency & Anti-Corruption
§ Conflict Prevention
§ Financial Markets > e.g.
· Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI; In partnership with UNEP FI - Finance Initiative)
§ Partnerships for Development
§ UN/Business Partnerships
o News & Events > e.g.
§ Leaders Summit 2007 (5-6 July 2007, Geneva) > e.g.
· Reports and Material
· Speeches and presentations
· News items on the 2007 Leaders Summit > e.g.
o Summary of Ministerial Roundtable on the role of Governments in promoting Responsible Corporate Citizenship (Chairperson's summary document (.pdf) has 2 pp.)
o Business Leaders Adopt Declaration on Responsible Business Practices (= Geneva Declaration; .pdf has 2 pp.)
o Business Leaders Call for Climate Action (launched by UN GC in cooperation with UNEP and WBCSD) > e.g.
§ Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform >
· Caring for Climate Statement (.pdf, 2 pp.)
§ See also, e.g.:
· related article at WBCSD
· related article at Environmental Leader: CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit
o CEOs Issue Global Call to Action on Water Crisis >
§ CEO Water mandate (= Water Sustainability; Developed in partnership with Government of Sweden; .pdf has 12 pp.)
o UN and the private sector partner to address Climate Change in China
o Official Launch of the GLN Global Compact Implementation Tool >
· A tool to promote the integration of responsible business practices into core business strategy (= interactive strategic planning tool and other learning resources to promote corporate citizenship as a key driver of business success.)
o United Nations Global Compact issues International call for responsible business education
§ See also related news: Business Schools to Advance Corporate Citizenship through the Principles for Responsible Management Education (New York, 13 July 2007) >
· PRME The Principles for Responsible Management Education (.pdf, July 2007, 12 pp.)
§ See also:
· PRME Principles for Responsible Management Education
· EFMD European Foundation for Management Development > Public Sector, Entrepreneurship and Global Responsibility >
o The Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative
· GRLI Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative
· AccountAbility = Institute of Social and Ethical AccountAbility (UK) > e.g.
o Our work > e.g.
§ Accountable organisations & institutions
· AccountAbility works with leading businesses and other organisations that are commited to becoming more accountable. We develop tools and standards for organisational accountability which drive performance and enable people to have a voice in the decisions that affect them.
§ Strategic planning
§ Sustainability assurance and reporting
· AccountAbility develops tools and standards for organisational accountability which drive performance and enable people to have a voice in the decisions that affect them.
· > e.g.
o AA1000 Series of Standards
§ Stakeholder engagement
· Greenleaf Publishing > e.g.
o Journals > AccountAbility Forum
· GRI Global Reporting Initiative
o The GRI's vision is that reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance by all organizations is as routine and comparable as financial reporting.
o The GRI network accomplishes this vision by developing, continuously improving and building capacity around the use of a Sustainability Reporting Framework, the core of which are the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
· WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development > e.g.
o Focus Areas >
§ Energy & Climate
§ Development
§ Business Role > e.g.
· Publications > e.g.
o Beyond Reporting: Creating business value and accountability (June 2005)
o Raising the Bar: Creating Value with the UN Global Compact (June 2004)
o Issue Management Tool : Strategic challenges for business in the use of corporate responsibility codes, standards, and frameworks
§ Ecosystems
o Projects/Initiatives >
§ Energy Eff. in Buildings
§ Water
§ Sustainable Value Chain
§ Capacity Building
· »The WBCSD’s Capacity Building program helps member companies and the Regional Network to implement sustainable development policies and practices across their business functions and operations.«
§ Eco-Patent Commons
· IBLF The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum
o The International Business Leaders Forum works with business, governments and civil society to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development.
o > e.g.
§ Activities >
· Programmes
o HEAL Global Partnership – promotes and facilitates ways in which business can address the massive increase in lifestyle related chronic diseases
o IBLF Tourism Partnership – assists travel and tourism companies in defining and building and leadership role in sustainable practices
o The Digital Partnership – facilitates affordable access to technology, training and the internet in emerging market economies
o The Partnering Initiative – promotes and develops the art and science of cross-sector partnerships
o Youth Business International – helps disadvantaged young people in developing world countries become entrepreneurs
o Youth Career Initiative – mobilises the resources of the hotel industry to provide young people with life and vocational skills
· Business Standards
o Conflict
o Corruption
o Environment
o Enterprise
o Human Rights
o Health
· Leadership
o Leadership Visits
o Clinton Global Initiative
o United Nations
· Partnerships
o The Partnering Initiative
o Building Competencies
o Institutional Work
· Youth
· Networks
o Alcan Prize for Sustainability
o Business Action for Africa
o UK Network of the UN Global Compact
o ENGAGE
o Voluntary Principles on Security on Human Rights
· World Economic Forum (WEF; Geneva, Switzerland) > e.g.
o Initiatives
o Media > Latest Press Releases > e.g.
§ Business leaders urged to take part in greater public-private cooperation to strengthen public governance (25 January 2008) >
· Partnering to Strengthen Public Governance – The Leadership Challenge for CEO’s and Boards (.pdf, 20 pp.)
o See also:
§ related press release at CSRwire: BSR News from Davos: Businesses Urged to Take Part in Greater Public-Private Cooperation to Strengthen Global Governance (25 January 2008)
§ related article at AccountAbility: Launch of corporate global citizenship report at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting
· ILO (International Labour Organization; Geneva, Switzerland) > Offices, Departments and Programmes > e.g.
o Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
o Employment > e.g. Job creation and enterprise development > e.g.
§ Management and Corporate Citizenship Programme > e.g.
· Management Systems & Decent Work
· Standards, Management & Enterprises
§ The Multinational Enterprises Programme is responsible for the promotion and follow-up of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) > e.g.
· Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) >
o CSR and Decent Work (CSR Activities at the ILO):
§ Safework
§ Social Dialogue
§ International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
§ Multi
o Global Compact (The ILO and the UN Global Compact)
o ISO
o BASI (database on Business and Social Initiatives) (last updated ??)
§ »The BASI (Business and Social Initiatives) Database includes comprehensive information on private sector initiatives which address labour and social conditions in the workplace and in the community where enterprises operate. The database features corporate policies and reports, codes of conduct, accreditation and certification criteria, and labelling and other programmes. It allows you to undertake customized searches to retrieve information on specific companies and organizations, countries, regions, business sectors and labour and employment issues.«
§ Corporate social responsibility topics are categorized in >
· Implementation and evaluation processes
o (Accreditation / certification; Campaigns; Critiques; Investment screens; Monitoring (by employer; by external organisation; by workers); Shareholder initiatives / resolutions; Social accounting / auditing; Social indicators; Social labels; Social reporting; Training programme (for employers; external monitors; workers); Verification
· Policy initiatives
o (Business ethics / business principles; Code of conduct / policy; Fair trade; Framework Agreement)
· Reference points
o (ILO Conventions & Declarations; Industry standards; International Covenants; National law and regulations; OECD Guidelines on MNEs; Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
· Scope of application
o (Business partners; Parent company)
§ You can combine above categories with ones in these topics:
· Labour & Employment Topics
· Source Organization(s)
o (Organization(s) which generated the information)
· Subject Organizations
o (Organization(s) which are the subject of the information)
· Sectors
· Countries / Regions
o > also
§ ICFTU policy on CSR (ITUC since November 2006)
§ IOE policy on CSR
§ INFORM Resource Guide on CSR
· Promotional Activities and Technical Cooperation:
o Promotional Activities:
§ Tripartite Seminars
o Technical Cooperation:
§ Sustainable Development through the Global Compact
§ Piloting CSR through globally agreed guidelines project
· Research (Publications) > e.g.
o Information note on corporate social responsibility and international labour standards (.pdf, November 2003, 15 pp.)
o ILO homepage > e.g.
§ Site map > Offices, Departments and Programmes > e.g.
· Reporting to the Director-General > e.g.
o Policy Integration Department > e.g.
§ Globalization > e.g.
· Publications > e.g.
o Working Paper No. 27:
§ Corporate social responsibility: an issues paper (.pdf, May 2004, 41 pp.; By: Michael Hopkins)
o Working Paper No. 34:
§ Corporate social responsibility: an overview of principles and practice (.pdf, May 2004, 31 pp.; By: Jill Murray)
· Verité
o »is an independent, non-profit social auditing and research organization established in 1995. Verite's mission is to ensure that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal conditions.«
· Historical (ICFTU became ITUC in November 2006)
o ICFTU International Confederati