Standards and Social Responsibility
The U.S. TAG to ISO/Technical Management Board/Working Group on Social Responsibility (U.S. TAG to ISO/TMB/WG on SR) is the national committee to the WG on SR. This WG and each member-body is comprised of six stakeholder groups--industry, government, labor, consumers, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and service/support/research/others (SSRO).
The U.S. TAG to ISO/TMB/WG on SR is helping to create the first ISO standard on SR. U.S. stakeholder positions on the one SR standard being developed, ISO 26000. This standard is scheduled to be published in late 2009.
U.S. delegates are assigned the task of representing the U.S. position to their respective international stakeholder communities. This vetting process is one of the many steps involved in international standards development.
The objective is to produce a guidance document, written in plain language that is understandable and usable by non-specialists, and not a specification document intended for third party certification.
The work is intended to add value to, and not replace, existing inter-governmental agreements with relevance to social responsibility, such as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and those adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The standard should be usable for organizations of all sizes, in countries at every stage of development.
If you’re interested in participating or have additional questions, please e-mail The ASQ Standards Team at standards@asq.org. Visit the US TAG on SR for more information.
ASQ also hosts TheSRO.org, a Web portal for dedicated to the development of "the socially responsible organization," and furthering social responsibility in all aspects of work and personal life.
Application to join:
http://www.asq.org/social-responsibility/get-involved/who-is-involved.html
