Socially Responsible

The long-awaited draft of the first international standard for corporate social responsibility (CSR) has now been published and is now available for comment until February 2010.  The standard can be accessed at www.bsigroup.com/drafts The 100 page draft ISO 26000 standard is not a certifiable standard; it aims instead to provide guidance on the underlying principles of CSR and how to integrate them into existing management systems.