Businesses are powerful constituents of society and every corporate has a form of self regulatory technique integrated into their business model. It is to monitor and ensure that it abides with the soul of law, ethical factors and global norms.
In general, CSR is the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives ("Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach"), while at the same time addresses the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders.
On the whole,an organization's performance in relation to the society in which it operates and to its impacts on the environment has become a critical part of measuring its overall performance and its ability to continue operating effectively.
Integration of social responsibility in an organizations structure brings benefits in terms of:
- Reputation and competitive advantage
- Attractiveness towards workers, users, clients
- Motivation of the employees
- Opinion of investors, owners, donors and the financial community
- External relations.
Our Services which covers a wide area within CSR performa are,
- Gap Assessment
- Strategy development
- Trainings on ISO 26000
- Verification of Compliance
ISO 26000 acknowledges that applying a lens of social responsibility can be complex. Competing priorities, cultural differences, and other unique variables can create a muddied picture concerning 'right' action. The standards make it clear and that companies should proceed in good faith, applying the seven principles of socially responsible behavior as outlined in the standard
- Accountability: being answerable for decisions and activities and their impacts on society, the economy and the environment.
- Transparency: openness about decisions and activities that impact on society and the environment.
- Ethical behavior: in accordance with accepted principles based on the ethics of honesty, equity, and integrity.
- Respect for stakeholder interest: respect, consider and respond to the interests of its stakeholders
- Respect for rule of law: mandatory
- Respect for international norms of behavior: respects international norms of behavior while adhering to the principle of respect for the rule of law
- Respect for human rights: respects and fosters rights set out in the International Bill of Human Rights
