The document discusses various tools for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their application in promoting sustainability and ethical acceptability in business practices. It highlights international standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and ISO 26000 that guide companies in environmental management, resource conservation, and ethical corporate conduct. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of integrating sustainability issues into production operations and respecting human rights within business frameworks.

1. Tools in CSR
Dr. Emmanuel Daniel
Faculty of Social Work

2. Overview
Smooth relationship
Business and the community
Development of tools
Communication
Social Audit

3. Criteria for selection of tools
International in
scope
Systematic way Applicable to a
variety of industries
Auditable/verifiable
through systematic
procedure
Outcome of a wide
consultation process

4. Some of the tools in CSR

5. Using SR to promote sustainability
Concept Sustainability
SR Tools
Environmental Management Standards: ISO14001, EMAS
Energy Management Standards: ISO50001
Corporate Sustainability Standards/Global Initiatives/Principles: AA1000 series
standards, GRI, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, CERES Roadmap for
Sustainability
Implementation
of the concept
ISO14001 & EMAS enjoin companies to develop a specific methodology for
identifying the environmental aspects of their activities and evaluating the
environmental impacts stemming from their operations/products.
ISO50001 assists companies to conserve resources and tackle climate change at large.
GRI requires from companies to report performance on indicators covering economic,
environment, labour practices and decent work, human rights, society and product
responsibility.
The CERES Roadmap for Sustainability demands companies to embed sustainability
issues in their production operations.

6. Using SR to achieve ethical acceptability
Concept Ethical Acceptability
SR Tools
Quality Management Standard: ISO9001
Standards/Principles focusing on health and safety/workers’ rights: OHSAS18001,
SA8000, Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) base code
Corporate Social Responsibility Standard: ISO26000
Global Initiatives/Principles focusing on respect and uphold of human rights: UN Global
Compact, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, International Labour
Organization MultiNational Enterprises (ILO MNE) Declaration
Implementation of
the concept
ISO9001 requires that companies do not practice price gouging, make misleading
advertising claims or sell ineffective, unreliable and unsafe products.
OHSAS18001 and SA8000 require the use of safe equipment that does not threat employees
integrity at all stages of companies operations.
ISO26000, among other things, requires an ethical corporate conduct.
The ETI base code requires companies to apply practices that respect workers’ rights and
promote enhancement of their living conditions.
The UN guiding principles refer to state and corporate obligation to respect human rights

7. Economic and Social Benefits of CSR Tools

8. References
 Doris S. & Kostas I. (2016) RRI Tools.
Corporate responsibility tools. Retrieved
from https://www.rri-tools.eu/how-to-stk-bi-
corporate-responsibility-tools
 Money Matters (2020) Tools of Social
Responsibility. Retrieved from
https://accountlearning.com/tools-social-
responsibility-business/