Since 2006, China WTO Tribune has set up annual columns of the top 10 CSR events in the past year of both China and the world. China WTO Tribune presents you the Top 10 International CSR Events in 2015.
No. 08 75 Countries Adopt ISO 26000 as National Standard
From Oct. 20-21, the ISO 26000 PPO (Post Publication Organization) conference was convened in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 100 representatives from more than 30 countries present at the conference. ISO 26000 has been adopted by 75 countries as ISO 26000 has been adopted by 75 countries as national standard, and has been translated into 29 languages. As a new international norm, ISO 26000 is in line with multiple international norms and standards and becomes an important reference document for several international standards.
Reasons for Selection:
At the very beginning ISO 26000 defined the definition, context and wording for social responsibility, then turned into the new tool to catalyze organizational management upgrading and business innovation, and later became the important reference document for other international standards and norms, which marks that ISO 26000 is embracing a new responsibility era concerning every person.