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ISO 26000:2010 Social Responsibility Complete Guide
Master the seven core subjects, stakeholder engagement, and integration with GRI, UN Global Compact, and the SDGs
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Created byISO Horizon
Last updated 6/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Apply the seven principles and seven core subjects of ISO 26000:2010 to real organizational decisions
- Identify, prioritize, and engage stakeholders using power-interest grids and the IAP2 spectrum
- Conduct human rights due diligence aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- Design effective operational-level grievance mechanisms using the eight UN effectiveness criteria
- Integrate climate change, biodiversity, and pollution prevention into core operations following the GHG Protocol
- Build anti-corruption systems aligned with ISO 37001, the FCPA, and the UK Bribery Act
- Determine the relevance and significance of core subjects using ISO 26000 Clause 7.3
- Integrate social responsibility throughout governance, policies, procurement, and culture
- Align ISO 26000 with the UN Global Compact, GRI Standards, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
- Communicate credibly using the seven attributes of effective social responsibility communication
Course content
33 sections • 33 lectures
- What Is ISO 26000:2010 and Why It Exists8:29Get oriented to ISO 26000:2010, the international guidance standard on social responsibility published by the International Organization for Standardization in November 2010. You will learn that unlike ISO 9001 or ISO 14001, ISO 26000 is explicitly a guidance document and is not intended for certification, regulatory, or contractual use, a deliberate choice made by the multi-stakeholder working group that drafted it over five years with representatives from more than 90 countries and 40 international organizations. You will explore why this standard emerged from rising stakeholder expectations, globalization pressures, and a need for shared vocabulary around social responsibility, and how it serves organizations of every size and sector. The lecture introduces the structure of the standard, its seven clauses, and the way ISO 26000 connects intention with action through a framework rather than a checklist.
- Key Terms and Definitions That Shape the Standard11:33Master the vocabulary that runs through every clause of ISO 26000, including social responsibility, organization, stakeholder, sphere of influence, due diligence, impact of an organization, ethical behavior, sustainable development, and value chain. You will learn precisely what ISO 26000 means when it defines social responsibility as the responsibility of an organization for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment through transparent and ethical behavior. Each term is unpacked with concrete examples drawn from corporate, public sector, and nonprofit contexts so that you can speak the language of the standard fluently. Misunderstanding these definitions is the single most common reason organizations misapply ISO 26000, and this lecture eliminates that risk.
- The Seven Principles of Social Responsibility8:37Examine the seven principles that ISO 26000 Clause 4 establishes as the philosophical backbone of socially responsible behavior, namely accountability, transparency, ethical behavior, respect for stakeholder interests, respect for the rule of law, respect for international norms of behavior, and respect for human rights. You will learn how each principle is defined in the standard, what it looks like in practice, and how it interacts with the others to form an integrated ethical posture. The lecture walks through illustrative scenarios where a principle is upheld versus violated, helping you internalize the difference between performative compliance and genuine social responsibility. By the end, you will be able to recognize when an organizational decision aligns with or contradicts these principles.
- Historical Context and the Road to ISO 2600010:45Trace the evolution of corporate social responsibility from early industrial philanthropy through the 1970s stakeholder theory of R. Edward Freeman, the 1990s rise of triple bottom line thinking from John Elkington, and the 2000s explosion of voluntary codes such as the UN Global Compact launched in 2000 and the Global Reporting Initiative founded in 1997. You will see how these threads converged into the ISO 26000 working group convened in 2005 and why the resulting standard reflects a deliberately broad consensus. Understanding this history clarifies why ISO 26000 looks the way it does, why it is voluntary, and why it intentionally complements rather than replaces other frameworks. The lecture frames the standard as a milestone in a much longer conversation about the role of organizations in society.
- Recognizing Social Responsibility in Your Organization8:44Learn how ISO 26000 Clause 5 directs organizations to recognize their social responsibility by identifying the impacts of their decisions and activities on society, the economy, and the environment across their full sphere of influence. You will explore the difference between direct impacts that an organization causes through its own operations and indirect impacts that arise through suppliers, customers, and other relationships. The lecture demonstrates how to map the boundary between what an organization controls, what it can influence, and what lies beyond its reach, a distinction that determines the scope of its responsibility under the standard. You will also see how recognition is the first step before any action plan can be meaningful.
- Section 1 Quiz: Foundations of ISO 26000 and Social Responsibility
- Roleplay: Foundations of ISO 26000 and Social Responsibility
- Who Counts as a Stakeholder Under ISO 2600010:39Understand how ISO 26000 defines a stakeholder as an individual or group that has an interest in any decision or activity of an organization, a definition deliberately broader than shareholders alone. You will learn to identify the full range of stakeholder categories including employees, customers, suppliers, communities, regulators, investors, civil society organizations, future generations, and the natural environment as represented by advocacy groups. The lecture walks through systematic methods for stakeholder mapping including power-interest grids, influence diagrams, and stakeholder salience models drawn from Mitchell, Agle, and Wood. You will see worked examples showing how different organizations identify radically different stakeholder sets depending on their activities and sphere of influence.
- Principles of Effective Stakeholder Engagement7:42Explore the engagement principles outlined in ISO 26000 Clause 5.3, including the imperative to engage in good faith, to provide meaningful information, to listen and respond, and to recognize the legitimacy of stakeholder concerns even when inconvenient. You will learn the distinction between informing, consulting, involving, collaborating, and empowering stakeholders, drawing on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation as a useful complement. The lecture examines what makes engagement substantive versus tokenistic, and how organizations can avoid the common trap of treating consultation as a public relations exercise. You will leave with a clear framework for designing engagement that creates value for both the organization and its stakeholders.
- Determining Relevance and Significance of Core Subjects8:06Learn the two-step prioritization process that ISO 26000 Clause 7.3 prescribes for determining which core subjects and issues an organization should focus on, namely assessing relevance based on the nature of the organization and its activities, then assessing significance based on the scale, severity, and likelihood of impact. You will see how this materiality-style analysis produces a defensible prioritization that stakeholders can scrutinize and trust. The lecture provides worked examples from a manufacturer, a financial institution, and a municipal government showing how each arrives at very different priority maps. You will also learn how to document this analysis so that decisions can be revisited as circumstances change.
- Sphere of Influence and Due Diligence10:22Understand the concept of sphere of influence as defined in ISO 26000, namely the range of political, contractual, economic, or other relationships through which an organization has the ability to affect the decisions or activities of others. You will learn how due diligence, a concept ISO 26000 borrows and adapts from the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, requires organizations to identify, prevent, and mitigate adverse impacts both within their operations and across their sphere of influence. The lecture explains how due diligence is an ongoing process rather than a one-time audit, and how it scales to the size and complexity of the organization. You will see how sphere of influence determines responsibility without becoming an excuse for inaction.
- Section 2 Quiz: Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
- Roleplay: Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
- Organizational Governance as the Foundation8:34Examine ISO 26000 Clause 6.2 on organizational governance, the system by which an organization makes and implements decisions in pursuit of its objectives. You will learn why governance is treated as both a core subject and the means through which an organization addresses all other core subjects, making it foundational to the entire standard. The lecture covers the elements of effective governance under ISO 26000 including accountability structures, decision-making processes that integrate social responsibility, leadership commitment, oversight mechanisms, and balanced representation of women and minorities in governance bodies. You will see how good governance translates principles into practice and how weak governance undermines every other social responsibility effort no matter how well intentioned.
- Human Rights Due Diligence and Risk Situations10:20Explore ISO 26000 Clause 6.3 issues 1 and 2 covering human rights due diligence and human rights risk situations. You will learn the four-step due diligence cycle of identifying actual and potential impacts, integrating findings into decisions, tracking responses, and communicating how impacts are addressed, closely aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The lecture identifies high-risk contexts including conflict zones, areas of weak governance, operations involving extractive industries, and supply chains in regions with poor labor protections, and shows how heightened due diligence applies in each. You will leave able to design a proportionate due diligence process appropriate to your organization's size, sector, and operating context.
- Avoidance of Complicity and Resolving Grievances9:27Understand ISO 26000 Clause 6.3 issues 3 and 4 addressing the avoidance of complicity in human rights abuses and the resolution of grievances. You will learn the three forms of complicity recognized in international law, namely direct complicity through knowing assistance, beneficial complicity through profiting from abuses, and silent complicity through failing to raise concerns. The lecture covers the design of effective operational-level grievance mechanisms following the eight effectiveness criteria from the UN Guiding Principles including legitimacy, accessibility, predictability, equitability, transparency, rights-compatibility, continuous learning, and engagement with affected stakeholders. You will see real examples of grievance mechanisms that worked and those that failed and understand the difference.
- Discrimination, Vulnerable Groups, and Civil and Political Rights8:27Cover ISO 26000 Clause 6.3 issues 5 and 6 on discrimination and vulnerable groups, plus civil and political rights. You will learn how the standard identifies vulnerable groups including women, children, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees, older persons, and minorities, and how organizations must take affirmative steps to prevent discrimination and protect these groups within their sphere of influence. The lecture also covers civil and political rights drawn from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, including freedom of expression, assembly, association, and the right to a fair process. You will see how these abstract rights translate into concrete organizational practices around hiring, workplace policies, security arrangements, and community relations.
- Economic Social and Cultural Rights and Fundamental Principles at Work10:18Explore ISO 26000 Clause 6.3 issues 7 and 8 covering economic, social, and cultural rights plus fundamental principles and rights at work. You will learn how organizations can respect rights to education, work, health, social security, and cultural participation drawn from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966. The lecture then examines the four categories of fundamental rights at work from the ILO 1998 Declaration including freedom of association and collective bargaining, elimination of forced labor, abolition of child labor, and elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation, with the 2022 addition of a safe and healthy working environment as a fifth fundamental category. You will understand how these rights apply directly to your workforce and through your supply chain.
- Labour Practices — Employment Conditions and Social Dialogue8:11Examine ISO 26000 Clause 6.4 issues 1 through 3 covering employment and employment relationships, conditions of work and social protection, and social dialogue. You will learn the standard's expectations around genuine employment relationships versus disguised employment through misclassification, decent working conditions including wages, hours, rest, and holidays, and the provision of social protection covering retirement, illness, and unemployment. The lecture explores social dialogue as defined by the ILO encompassing all types of negotiation, consultation, and information exchange between representatives of governments, employers, and workers. You will see how mature labour practices reduce risk, improve productivity, and create the trust needed for any organization to navigate change.
- Health and Safety at Work and Human Development10:52Cover ISO 26000 Clause 6.4 issues 4 and 5 on health and safety at work and human development and training. You will learn the standard's expectations around occupational health and safety management including hazard identification, risk assessment, prevention measures, and worker participation, with linkage to ISO 45001:2018 on occupational health and safety management systems. The lecture then covers human development including access to skills training, career development opportunities, work-life balance, and policies that support employees throughout their working lives. You will understand how organizations that invest in their people achieve better social responsibility outcomes and stronger business results, and how this investment must extend beyond direct employees to contract workers within the sphere of influence.
- Section 3 Quiz: Core Subjects Part One — Governance, Human Rights, and Labour
- Roleplay: Core Subjects Part One — Governance, Human Rights, and Labour
- Environmental Responsibility — Pollution Prevention and Resource Use11:03Examine ISO 26000 Clause 6.5 issues 1 and 2 on prevention of pollution and sustainable resource use. You will learn the standard's expectations around identifying and managing emissions to air, discharges to water, releases to land, generation of waste, and use of toxic chemicals, with prevention preferred over treatment following the well-established waste hierarchy. The lecture covers sustainable resource use including energy efficiency, water conservation, materials efficiency, and reduced demand for products and resources, with linkage to ISO 14001:2015 on environmental management systems and the principles of circular economy. You will understand how environmental responsibility intersects with cost reduction, regulatory exposure, and increasingly with stakeholder expectations from investors and customers.
- Climate Change Mitigation Adaptation and Biodiversity11:02Explore ISO 26000 Clause 6.5 issues 3 and 4 on climate change mitigation and adaptation, plus protection of the environment, biodiversity, and restoration of natural habitats. You will learn how the standard expects organizations to identify sources of greenhouse gas emissions following frameworks such as the GHG Protocol with its Scope 1, 2, and 3 categories, set reduction targets aligned with the science, and prepare for the physical and transition risks of a changing climate. The lecture then covers biodiversity including avoiding loss of natural ecosystems, valuing ecosystem services, using land and natural resources sustainably, and contributing to restoration. You will see how these issues have moved from periphery to center of organizational strategy and how ISO 26000 provides the framework to address them coherently.
- Fair Operating Practices — Anti-Corruption and Political Involvement9:33Cover ISO 26000 Clause 6.6 issues 1 and 2 on anti-corruption and responsible political involvement. You will learn the standard's expectations for preventing corruption in all forms including bribery, fraud, extortion, collusion, conflicts of interest, and money laundering, with linkage to ISO 37001:2016 on anti-bribery management systems and major legal frameworks such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010. The lecture then examines responsible political involvement including transparency in political contributions, avoidance of undue influence, and respect for democratic processes, with reference to the OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying adopted in 2010. You will understand how to build systems that prevent corruption rather than merely punish it after the fact.
- Fair Competition Value Chain Responsibility and Property Rights10:29Examine ISO 26000 Clause 6.6 issues 3, 4, and 5 on fair competition, promoting social responsibility in the value chain, and respect for property rights. You will learn the standard's expectations around competition law compliance, avoidance of anti-competitive practices including price fixing and abuse of dominant position, and active support for competitive markets. The lecture covers value chain responsibility including supplier codes of conduct, due diligence on suppliers and partners, contractual integration of social responsibility, and use of purchasing leverage to drive better practices upstream and downstream. Finally you will explore respect for property rights including intellectual property, traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples, and fair compensation for use of others' property, and how these rights interact with broader social responsibility goals.
- Consumer Issues — Fair Marketing Health and Safety11:02Explore ISO 26000 Clause 6.7 issues 1 and 2 on fair marketing, factual and unbiased information, and fair contractual practices, plus protecting consumers' health and safety. You will learn the standard's expectations around truthful advertising, clear pricing and terms, accessible information about products and services, protection of vulnerable consumers including children, and design of products that minimize health and safety risks across the full product lifecycle. The lecture references frameworks including the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection updated in 2015, the OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in E-Commerce, and product safety standards from bodies such as ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission. You will see how consumer trust is built through systematic attention to these issues rather than reactive crisis management.
- Sustainable Consumption Data Protection and Essential Services10:29Cover ISO 26000 Clause 6.7 issues 3 through 6 on sustainable consumption, consumer service and complaint resolution, consumer data protection and privacy, and access to essential services. You will learn how organizations can promote sustainable consumption through product design, information, and reduced environmental footprint, and how to handle complaints and disputes through accessible mechanisms. The lecture covers data protection drawing on principles from instruments such as the OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy of 1980 updated in 2013 and modern regulations including the EU General Data Protection Regulation effective May 2018, plus the obligation to ensure access to essential services such as electricity, water, sanitation, and financial services especially for vulnerable populations. You will understand how these issues connect technical compliance with broader social outcomes.
- Education Awareness and Community Involvement and Development7:41Examine ISO 26000 Clause 6.7 issue 7 on education and awareness for consumers, plus the entire Clause 6.8 on community involvement and development. You will learn how organizations help consumers develop critical understanding of products, rights, and responsibilities, and how community involvement encompasses community engagement, education and culture, employment creation and skills development, technology development and access, wealth and income creation, health, and social investment. The lecture distinguishes genuine community involvement that responds to community-identified priorities from philanthropy disconnected from impact, and references the London Benchmarking Group framework for measuring community contributions. You will see how community involvement done well builds social license to operate and creates lasting shared value.
- Section 4 Quiz: Core Subjects Part Two — Environment, Fair Operations, Consumers, and Community
- Roleplay: Core Subjects Part Two — Environment, Fair Operations, Consumers, and Community
- Understanding the Social Responsibility Characteristics of Your Organization6:44Learn how ISO 26000 Clause 7.2 directs organizations to understand their own characteristics relevant to social responsibility before designing an integration approach. You will explore the factors to consider including organization type, purpose, nature of operations, size, location, demographic characteristics of the workforce, regulatory context, the organization's mission and values, codes already in place, and the interests and expectations of stakeholders. The lecture explains why a one-size-fits-all approach to integration fails and why ISO 26000 emphasizes contextual adaptation. You will see how this self-understanding becomes the basis for determining which core subjects and issues are most relevant and how the organization can most effectively address them.
- Practices for Integrating Social Responsibility9:59Examine ISO 26000 Clause 7.4 covering practices for integrating social responsibility throughout the organization. You will learn how leadership commitment, awareness and competence development, integration into governance systems, policies and procedures, and resource allocation work together to embed social responsibility rather than bolt it on as a separate program. The lecture covers the importance of aligning social responsibility with the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic direction, and the role of incentive structures, performance management, and procurement practices in either reinforcing or undermining integration. You will leave with a clear sense of what genuine integration looks like versus the common failure mode of a parallel CSR department disconnected from core operations.
- Communication on Social Responsibility11:09Explore ISO 26000 Clause 7.5 on communication on social responsibility including internal communication, communication with stakeholders, and reporting. You will learn the standard's seven attributes of effective communication, namely that it should be complete, understandable, responsive, accurate, balanced, timely, and accessible. The lecture covers the range of communication channels and formats from internal briefings and stakeholder meetings to formal sustainability reports prepared under frameworks such as the GRI Standards, integrated reporting under the IIRC framework now part of the IFRS Foundation, and emerging frameworks including those from the International Sustainability Standards Board established in November 2021. You will understand how communication builds accountability and trust when done well and erodes both when done poorly.
- Enhancing Credibility and Reviewing Progress10:52Cover ISO 26000 Clauses 7.6 and 7.7 on enhancing credibility regarding social responsibility and reviewing and improving an organization's actions and practices. You will learn the means of enhancing credibility including transparent communication, third-party verification or assurance, certification of related management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 37001, participation in multi-stakeholder initiatives, and use of recognized labels and codes. The lecture then examines the review cycle including monitoring of activities, evaluation of progress against objectives, benchmarking with peers, and continual improvement of practices over time. You will see how credibility is built through consistent action rather than declared through marketing.
- Voluntary Initiatives for Social Responsibility10:05Examine ISO 26000 Clause 7.8 on voluntary initiatives for social responsibility including the considerations an organization should weigh before joining or participating in such initiatives. You will learn how to evaluate initiatives based on their objectives, the relevance of their core subjects, the legitimacy of the organizations behind them, the meaningfulness of their commitments, the rigor of their reporting requirements, and the credibility of any verification involved. The lecture reviews major voluntary initiatives commonly relevant to ISO 26000 implementation including the UN Global Compact with its Ten Principles, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises updated in 2023, the Equator Principles for project finance, the Forest Stewardship Council, and sector-specific initiatives. You will understand how to participate selectively and effectively rather than collecting memberships for show.
- Section 5 Quiz: Integrating Social Responsibility Throughout the Organization
- Roleplay: Integrating Social Responsibility Throughout the Organization
- ISO 26000 and the UN Global Compact9:52Explore the relationship between ISO 26000 and the UN Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative launched by Kofi Annan in 2000 and operating under its Ten Principles covering human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. You will learn how the UN Global Compact's Ten Principles map almost directly onto ISO 26000's core subjects, with the Compact providing the principles and ISO 26000 providing the guidance on how to act on them. The lecture covers the Compact's Communication on Progress requirement strengthened in 2023, the role of Global Compact Local Networks, and the way many organizations use ISO 26000 as the practical complement to their Compact commitments. You will leave able to use both frameworks together coherently.
- ISO 26000 and the GRI Standards11:33Examine how ISO 26000 relates to the GRI Standards, the most widely used sustainability reporting framework in the world, maintained by the Global Reporting Initiative founded in 1997 and now governed by the Global Sustainability Standards Board. You will learn the structure of the modern GRI Standards including the Universal Standards updated in 2021, the Sector Standards, and the Topic Standards, and how the topic coverage aligns with the seven core subjects of ISO 26000. The lecture explains how ISO 26000 helps organizations decide what to do while GRI helps organizations decide what to report, and how the GRI 26000 linkage document originally published in 2014 provides a detailed crosswalk. You will see how the two frameworks reinforce each other in mature sustainability programs.
- ISO 26000 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals9:34Connect ISO 26000 to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by all UN Member States in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. You will learn how the seven core subjects of ISO 26000 map across the 17 SDGs and their 169 targets, providing a framework through which organizations can identify their most material contributions to the global agenda. The lecture covers the SDG Compass developed jointly by GRI, the UN Global Compact, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a practical guide for business action on the SDGs, and shows how ISO 26000 provides the deeper how-to layer beneath the SDG framing. You will leave able to translate SDG ambitions into concrete organizational action.
- ISO 26000 and Other ISO Management System Standards9:29Understand how ISO 26000 relates to certifiable ISO management system standards including ISO 9001:2015 on quality management, ISO 14001:2015 on environmental management, ISO 45001:2018 on occupational health and safety, ISO 37001:2016 on anti-bribery, ISO 27001:2022 on information security, and ISO 50001:2018 on energy management. You will learn how ISO 26000 provides the holistic social responsibility framework while these certifiable standards provide deep management system mechanisms in specific domains. The lecture explains why ISO 26000 was deliberately drafted to harmonize with the High Level Structure used in management system standards and how organizations can use the certifiable standards to operationalize ISO 26000 in areas where formal certification adds value. You will understand the architecture of the ISO landscape and where each standard fits.
- From Guidance to Action — Building a Social Responsibility Roadmap10:41Synthesize the full ISO 26000 framework into a practical roadmap that an organization can execute. You will learn how to sequence recognition of social responsibility, stakeholder identification and engagement, determination of relevance and significance, integration into governance and operations, communication, review, and continual improvement into a coherent multi-year program. The lecture covers common pitfalls including starting too broadly, treating ISO 26000 as a compliance exercise rather than a guidance document, neglecting integration with core strategy, and underinvesting in stakeholder engagement. You will see worked examples of roadmaps from small, medium, and large organizations across sectors, and leave with a clear sense of how to begin or accelerate your own organization's journey using ISO 26000 as the framework.
- Section 6 Quiz: ISO 26000 in the Wider Sustainability Landscape
- Roleplay: ISO 26000 in the Wider Sustainability Landscape
Requirements
- Basic familiarity with how organizations are structured and governed
- General awareness of corporate social responsibility or sustainability concepts
- Working professional English reading comprehension
- No prior ISO standard experience required
Description
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Social responsibility is no longer a soft topic on the margins of business strategy. Regulators are tightening expectations, investors are demanding credible non-financial disclosure, employees are choosing employers based on values, and communities are holding organizations accountable for impacts across their full sphere of influence. ISO 26000:2010 is the most comprehensive international guidance document on social responsibility ever produced, the result of five years of negotiation among more than 90 countries and 40 international organizations, and it remains the definitive framework for organizations that want to act responsibly rather than merely appear to.
This course gives you complete coverage of ISO 26000:2010 from its seven foundational principles through its seven core subjects of organizational governance, human rights, labour practices, the environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development. You will learn how to identify and engage stakeholders, determine which issues are most relevant and significant to your organization, conduct human rights due diligence aligned with the UN Guiding Principles, address climate change and biodiversity, prevent corruption following frameworks such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and ISO 37001, protect consumer data under modern privacy regimes, and build genuine community involvement programs. You will also learn how to integrate social responsibility throughout your organization, communicate credibly with stakeholders, and review and improve your performance over time.
This course is designed for CSR managers, sustainability professionals, corporate affairs leaders, compliance officers, government employees, ESG analysts, and organizational leaders who need fluent command of ISO 26000 and its relationships to the GRI Standards, the UN Global Compact, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and other ISO management system standards including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 37001. By the end you will be able to design, integrate, communicate, and continually improve a social responsibility program grounded in the international consensus standard.
Whether you are starting a new social responsibility program, strengthening an existing one, or preparing for stakeholder scrutiny, this course gives you the practical knowledge professionals trust. Enroll today and build the fluency that drives credible, lasting social responsibility in your organization.
Who this course is for:
- CSR, sustainability, and ESG managers building or strengthening programs
- Compliance officers and corporate affairs professionals integrating social responsibility
- Government employees and regulators evaluating organizational social responsibility
- Consultants advising clients on ISO 26000, GRI, UN Global Compact, or the SDGs
- Senior leaders and board members responsible for organizational direction on social responsibility