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Joint leadership – twinning of developing and developed countries – trying to be used across ISO MoUs provided consistency in the document with existing work Publically available documents increased transparency of process Six stakeholder groups provided rigour to the process and balanced input.
definitions Definitions of often contentious issues such as “international norms of behaviour”, “sphere of influence” and “stakeholder”. Many of these were agonized over for years! Crucial of course is the first international definition of “Social responsibility”. Background Background, trends and characteristics of SR makes clear fact this is about SR – not just for corporations, and provides information on the relevance to small businesses, and the state. Principles Adhering to the 7 principles of SR outlined in the standard is key to embedding social responsibility into the core business strategy.