Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR)
In October 2011 the European Commission published a new policy on corporate social responsibilty.
Enterprises should have a process to integrate social, environmental, ethical and human rights concerns in their operations and strategy in cooperation with their stakeholders.
The policy introduced an action plan for 8 areas within the period 2011-2014:
- Enhancing visibility by an European Award, sector-based platforms for companies and stakeholders for commitments and monitoring
- Improving trust by surveys and public debates
- Improve self- and co-regulation
- Enhance market reward
- Improve disclusure of social and environmental information by new legislative proposal
- Further integration in education, training and research
- Emphasising the importance of CSR policies
- Better alligning approaches to CSR by for example ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on social responsibility
For more information (cf. European Commission, retrieved 28/09/2012)