《ISO_26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility_project_overview》.pdf

ISO 26000 project overview ISO – the International Organization for Standardization ISO has a membership of 163* national standards bodies from countries large and small, industrialized, developing and in transition, in all regions of the world. ISO’s portfolio of over 18 400* standards provides business, govern- ment and society with practical tools for all three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, environmental and social. ISO standards make a positive contribution to the world we live in. They facili- tate trade, spread knowledge, disseminate innovative advances in technology, and share good management and conformity assessment practices. ISO standards provide solutions and achieve benefits for almost all sectors of activity, including agriculture, construction, mechanical engineering, manufac- turing, distribution, transport, medical devices, information and communica - tion technologies, the environment, energy, quality management, conformity assessment and services. ISO only develops standards for which there is a clear market requirement. The work is carried out by experts in the subject drawn directly from the industrial,