(ISO: Geneva) -- November 1 sees the launch of one of the most eagerly awaited standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in recent years: ISO 26000:2010—”Guidance on social responsibility,” which provides guidance to business and public sector organizations on social responsibility (SR).

ISO 26000 is being launched at an event in Geneva at which ISO secretary-general Rob Steele has invited members of the working group of experts that developed the standard, including the joint leadership—chair, Jorge E.R. Cajazeira, and vice chair, Staffan Söderberg, provided respectively by the ISO members for Brazil (ABNT) and Sweden (SIS). Representatives of potential users of the standard will also attend, including from industry and governments who have expressed great interest and support for an international guidance standard on social responsibility.

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