What do You Know about Social Commitment?

Is there any information about Social Responsibility you do not know today? This topic is more important than you may think and it is present in almost every committed company or individual with a deep sense and interest on social issues and needs.  

Social responsibility is an ethical framework which suggests that an entity - an organization or individual - has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual has to perform to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems.

Social Responsibility

This responsibility can be:

·         Passive: by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts

·         Active: by performing activities that directly advance social goals.

Business and companies. Businesses can use ethical decision making to secure their businesses by making decisions that allow for government agencies to minimize their involvement with the corporation. Equally, for example, if a company follows the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines for emissions on dangerous pollutants and even goes an extra step to get involved in the community and address those concerns that the public might have, they would be less likely to have the EPA investigate them for environmental concerns.

CSR

Social responsibility as a non-binding, or soft law principle has received some normative status in relation to private and public corporations in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights developed by the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee particularly in relation to child and maternal welfare. The International Organization for Standardization will encourage voluntary commitment to social responsibility and will lead to common guidance on concepts, definitions and methods of evaluation. The standard describes itself as a guide for dialogue and language, not a constraining or certifiable management standard.