What is this standard about?
IWA 26 is intended to help organizations apply ISO 26000:2010 in management systems based on ISO management system standards (MSS) drafted in accordance with the High Level Structure. It is also intended to help users of ISO 26000 to better understand the MSS approach in their work on social responsibility.
The intended benefits to an organization of using this document are:
- a) to improve the performance of a management system by incorporating social responsibility guidance;
- b) to improve social responsibility performance by using a structured management system approach.
The value of using this document is that it enhances an organization’s contribution to sustainable development through the synergies of applying social responsibility guidance with a management system approach.