CSR standard to be developed
The national standards institutes of Brazil (ABNT) and Sweden (SIS) have been chosen to develop an international standard that will provide guidelines for CSR. Partnering a developing country with a developed country will strengthen the role of developing countries within ISO's membership.
The ISO's decision to formulate a standard on CSR has recently been welcomed by the United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan, who said that the initiative, 'dovetails well with the universal principles of the UN global compact on human rights, labour conditions, the environment and anti-corruption.'
The working group will develop a draft standard that represents a consensus of the views of the participating experts. The final aim is that the consensus reached in the working group is validated through the ISO member body votes on the draft International Standard (DIS). ISO expects the standard to be completed for publication in 2007.
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