IABC works with ISO to develop standards for social responsibility.IABC IABC International Association of Business Communicators IABC Indo-Americans for Better Community has teamed up with the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) for the development of a future ISO 26000 standard that will provide organizations with guidance for implementing social responsibility. An IABC subcommittee, led by Michelle Bernhart, principal writer at CDM 1. CDM - Content Data Model 2. CDM - Code Division Multiplexing , has been set up to drive the project. Other members of the subcommittee include Meryl David, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ; Michael Zimet; and Marcia White Marcia White (b. 1948) is the President and Executive Director of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the famous concert venue at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, NY. , ABC. ISO 26000 is being developed by a consortium of experts in various countries and 35 liaison organizations. In addition to IABC, other liaison organizations working with ISO include the U.N. Global Compact, the Global Reporting Initiative, the World Health Organization and the Centre for Social Responsibility. The IABC subcommittee is currently providing recommendations on a section of the ISO guidance document that focuses on communicating about social responsibility, with the subcommittee emphasizing the role of the communication professional in planning and implementing social responsibility programs. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Zimet, subcommittee member and head of IABC's Advocacy Work Group, "The ISO project truly gives IABC and the communication profession a seat at a very important global table. Not only are we able to contribute to an important ISO standard, but our involvement with ISO also ties in with the work of the advocacy committee and serves as a first step for exploring our own role in social advocacy." ISO 26000 is intended for use by organizations of all types, in both public and private sectors, in developed and developing countries. The seven core social responsibility issues covered in the standard are environment, human rights, labor rights, organizational governance, fair operating practices, consumer issues and community development. ISO 26000 is not intended to be a management system standard or to be used for certification. The final standard is expected to be published in 2009. http://commons .iabc.com/advocacy/. |
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