조직에 대한 사회적 책임 도입 방안 －ISO 26000의 실천지침을 중심으로－

Abstract

A guidance on putting social responsibility into practice in every organization is needed for the effective commitment of it. There could be three elements which ISO 26000 releases for the integration of social responsibility throughout the organization as follows: the organization itself, the stakeholders, and the review and improvement of performance of voluntary initiatives. In the first place, the organization has to be aware of the relationship of its characteristics to social responsibility, understand its social responsibility,determine relevance and significance of core subjects and issues to it with the due diligence, assess its sphere of influence, and raise awareness and building competency for social responsibility. In the second place, it is indispensible for the organization to communicate with its stakesholders within its sphere of influence including relevant and significant dialogue about social responsibility. Communication is critical to many different functions in social responsibility, and the organization is able to enhance credibility with the informations relating to social responsibility which are complete, understandable, responsive, accurate, balanced, timely, and accessible. In the third place, ongoing monitoring or observation of activities related to social responsibility and reviewing the organization’s progress and performance can help it enhance the reliability and improve the performance. Finally, the guidance on ISO 26000 social responsibility shows that these paradigms are essential for the organization to be leaded to the voluntary initiatives for social responsibility, and above all, the open-minded commitments of the members of that organization are requisite for the integration of social responsibility throughout the organization.