[SN-ANNOUNCE] AICC: Standardising Social Responsibility Seminar

[African Institute of Corporate Citizenship]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

Seminar: Standardising Social Responsibility: The Role of NGOs

Date: 14 August 2008
Time: 08:00 for 08:30 – 11:00am
Venue: Cape Town Lodge, 101 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town 

The expectations by stakeholders on organizations to address the
implications of their policies, activities, products, and services on
society and the environment continue to grow. Recognizing the expectations,
and noting the varying interpretations of what constitute social
responsibility and concern on the likely confusion emanating from an
increasing number of initiatives on social responsibility, the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) is developing the ISO 26000
international standard that seeks to provide guidance on social
responsibility to organizations of all types and sizes. The standard will
provide guidance on the underlying principles of social responsibility, the
core subjects and issues pertaining to social responsibility and on
implementing social responsibility. The standard aims to encourage voluntary
commitment to social responsibility without stifling creativity and
development while respecting cultural diversity.
 
For organizations, what are the boundaries for social responsibility? What
is the role of NGOs in shaping the future of social responsibility and in
the implementation of the standard?
 
The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, (AICC) invites you to a
seminar on “Standardizing Social Responsibility” to be held at the Cape Town
Lodge on the 14th of August 2008 starting at 0800 for 0830hrs. The seminar
will be a learning and sharing forum on the ISO 26000 SR standard in
particular and social responsibility in general. 
 
Main speaker:
*Jonathon Hanks: UCT Graduate School of Business and Incite Sustainability
*Convenor of the Integrated Drafting Task Force (IDTF) of the ISO 26000
Working Group
 
Please RSVP to Nonhlanhla Ngubane of the AICC on Tel: 011 643 6604 or email
nonhlanhla at aiccafrica.org by the 12th of August 2008.