SON gives guidelines for CSR
Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Odumodu
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Standards
Organisation of Nigeria says the introduction of ISO 26000 Guidance
Standard on Social Responsibility in Nigeria is to regulate companies’
corporate behaviour.
The Director-General of the
organisation, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, stated this at the inauguration of the
ISO 2600 GSSR on Tuesday in Lagos.
He explained that the benchmarking of
organisational behaviour was in line with internationally agreed
criteria for social responsibility.
He said, “Being a guidance standard on
social responsibility, the application and implementation of the
requirements of ISO 26000 Standard requires deep commitment of the top
management of any organisation or institution if the benefits of the
standard are to be fully derived.
“The active participation of Nigeria
through the National Mirror Committee on Social Responsibility
membership in the processes leading to the final elaboration of this
standard suggests that experiences from the country must have been
considered alongside others from other developed and developing
economies, thus making its implementation no more challenging than in
any other country.”
According to him, it is imperative for
companies and government at all levels to internalise the requirement
and adhere to the standards.
CULLED FROM: PUNCH NEWSPAPER
July 17, 2013 by Sodiq Oyeleke
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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