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Inspiring Generations – Managing RiskISO 26000 and Standards for SocialResponsibility and Sustainable DevelopmentBob White, President, BRI International Inc.ISO 26000 Industry Representative for CanadaApril 9, 10, 11, 2013, Novatel, North York, Toronto, Ontario

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityObjective1. ISO 26000 Social Responsibility: Why?2. ISO 26000 and ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001,GRI and AA 1000 Assurance Standard3. Verification instead of Certification4. ISO 26000 in usebob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Page 2

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityBob White P.Eng, CMC, MBA, BASc1.2.3.4.Professional Engineer and Certified Management ConsultantPresident, BRI International Inc. since 1985 Governance and Risk Management Systems for CSR andSustainability in private and public sector organizations Training management consultants in Brazil, Canada, China,Costa Rica, Jamaica, India, Mexico, Nigeria and Trinidad andTobago CSA and Quality Management InstituteTeaching Ethics and Sustainability in Canada and Mexico Ryerson, Toronto, Waterloo and Seneca CollegeVolunteer Member: Climate Change Adaptation, Ethical Investment, First NationsSustainable Development, Responsible Mining, InterfaithDialogue and Social Justicebob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Page 3?

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityCSR and Sustainability Standards in 2004(Based on experience in Canada, Brazil and India)SR instruments typically used in a process for CSRand included in ISO 26000Leadership, Vision and Strategy1.OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on BusinessEthics2. United Nations (UN) Global Compact3. UN Millennium Development Goals4. IFC Performance Standards on Social and EnvironmentalSustainabilityIntegrated Management System5. ISO 14001 Environmental management System6. ISO 9001 based Quality Management System7. · ILO-OSH Guidelines on OS&H Management Systems or· OHSAS 18001 (BSI)8. SA 8000 Social Accountability Management SystemStakeholder Engagement9. AccountAbility (AA1000)Sustainability Reporting10. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)11. AA 1000 Assurance Standardbob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Page 4UsageNotUsedExtent of UsageUsedUsed byAllFacilitiesSuppliers

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityCSR and Sustainability Standards in 2004(Based on experience in Canada, Brazil and India)AssuranceAccountingPolicyReportingUN NormsSocial andEthicalOHSAS 18001GlobalCompactEnvironmentalSA 8000GRIIS0 14001OECDAA1000 Assurance StandardDJSIISO 9001Economic/FinancialSarbanes-Oxleybob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Source: WBCSD Page 5ISO 9001, Enron

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityThe Objective: Ethical and SociallyResponsible behaviour Who is not ethical? Timeless and and universal?bob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Page 6Emily Murphy 1929

‘Do to otherswhat you wouldwant them to do toyouand do not doto others what youwould not wantthem to do to you’

ISO 26000 Social Responsibility(Corporate) Social Responsibility(ISO 26000 SR: 2010)‘Accepting responsibility for the impacts of yourdecisions and activities on society and theenvironment, through transparent and ethicalbehaviour that: is consistent with sustainable development and thewelfare of society takes into account the expectations of stakeholders is in compliance with applicable law and consistent withinternational norms of behaviour and is integrated throughout the organization’bob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Page 8How to

WBISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityIdentify the Organization’s SocialResponsibility (cl. 7.3)Identify the expectations of society and stakeholders and the issues thatmight arise related to the activities and the core subjects:Identify theactivities oftheorganizationitself and oftheorganizationswithin itssphere ofinfluenceConsidering Stakeholders in sphere of influence:1. Determine which of the following core subjects and issues might arise when theorganization and others within the value chain carry out these activities, takinginto account all relevant legislation2. Identify the societal expectations of responsible behaviour concerning theseimpacts3. Examine the range of ways in which the organization’s decisions and activities cancause impacts on stakeholders and on sustainable development4. Identify issues related to core htsLabourpracticesbob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10Page mmunityinvolvementanddevelopment

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityISO 26000 Social Responsibility Objective1. ISO agreement with ILO, UN Global Compact, OECD2. Consistent with international treaties and conventionsand existing ISO standard, UN Declarations and ILO3. Over 175 international SR instruments in Bibliography,4. Over 500 experts in SR from over 100 countries5. First time ISO used a ‘balanced stakeholder approach’:industry, labour, government, NGOs, consumers, others6. Practical guidance on:–Operationalizing Social Responsibility–Identifying and engaging with stakeholders, and–Enhancing credibility of reports and claims about SRbob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 10McDonalds

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityExample: Standards in ISO 260006.5.1.2 The environment and social responsibilityRelevant technical tools, such as standards from theISO14000 series of 0][31][32][33], can be used as anoverall framework to assist an organization in addressingenvironmental issues in a systematic manner and shouldbe considered when evaluating environmentalperformance, quantifying and reporting greenhouse gasemissions, and in life cycle assessment, design for theenvironment, environmental labeling and environmentalcommunication.bob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 11Beyond 14001

ISO 26000 Bibliography: 175 References

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityImplementing Social Responsibility: Phases(ISO 26000 SR with experience from Canada, Brazil and India)1234567Integrating Social Responsibility Throughout theOrganization (ISO 26000 cl.7)The Sustainability Implementation TeamUnderstanding the Social Responsibility of your organizationIdentifying practices for integrating Social Responsibilitythroughout your organization: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001Stakeholder engagementCommunicating on Social ResponsibilityEnhancing credibility of your Social Responsibility claimsincluding verification: GRIReviewing and improving your actions and practices forSocial Responsibilitybob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 13

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityPhase 2: Understanding your SR(ISO 26000: 2010)1. Due diligence is a comprehensive, proactiveprocess to identify the actual and potentialnegative social, environmental and economicimpacts of an organization's decisions andactivities, with the aim of avoiding andmitigating those impacts2. Also entails influencing the behaviour ofothers, where they are the cause of actual andpotential negative impacts in which theorganization may be implicatedbob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 14GRI

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityPhase 6: Enhancing Credibility of SR ClaimsVerification vs Certification 1. ISO 26000 is ‘neither intended nor appropriate forcertification purposes’2. But: it is intended for ‘verification’ of claims about SR3. Clause ’7.5.3’ on communication with stakeholders says:‘the organization’s activities can be verified throughinternal review and assurance or verified by externalassurance’4. The verification process could also include reportingconformance to the reporting guidelines of an externalorganization such as those outlined in the Annex to ISO26000 the GRI and AA1000 Assurance Standardbob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 15Internal verification

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilityExamples of ISO 26000:2010 in Use1. Universities: Ryerson, Toronto, Waterloo and SenecaCollege and Universidad: Autonoma Metropolitana, De laSalle Bajio, Guanajuato, Celaya, Iberoamericana, : 20062. Ontario Power Generation and DeBeers Canada: 20073. Canadian Electricity Association: 20084. Vancouver Olympic Games 20105. CSA Z2010 Sustainable Event standard: 20096. PDAC Responsible Exploration and Mining: 20097. Canadian Climate Change Adaptation Project: 20098. Socially Responsible Investing (SRI): 20109. Mexico Canada Responsible Mining Network: 2012bob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 16Leadership

ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilitySo 1. If everyone is ethical, then ?2. Roadmap to be ethical and socially responsible?3. Get copy of ISO 26000 SR– http://search.scc.ca/– bob@bri.ca4. Benchmark your process against ISO 26000bob@bri.ca Ver. 13.04.10 Page 17March with

ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Phase 6: Enhancing Credibility of SR Claims Verification vs Certification & 1. ISO 26000 is neither intended nor appropriate for certification purposes ˇ 2. But: it is intended for verification ˇ of claims about SR 3. Clause ˇ7.5.3 ˇ on communication with stakeholders says: