Social responsibility – ISO 26000 approved for release as Final Draft International Standard

The way is now open for the publication of ISO 26000, which gives guidance on social responsibility, as an international Standard by the end of 2010. The multi-stakeholder ISO working group on social responsibility, which includes experts and observers from 99 ISO member countries and 42 public and private sector organisations, approved the draft ISO 26000 for processing as a Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) at its 8th plenary meeting on 17 May 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

ISO 26000 will be released for a 2 month FDIS vote by ISO member countries in August-September 2010, followed by publication as a fully fledged ISO international Standard by November 2010.

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ISO establishes process evaluation group

A process evaluation group (PEG) has been established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to assess the effectiveness of current ISO processes and to develop recommendations for consideration by ISO's technical management board as appropriate.

The overarching goal of the PEG's efforts is to reinforce the reputation and value of ISO's approach to international standardisation.

Financial services information – ISO weighs up Standards to protect consumers

The ISO Committee on consumer policy (ISO/COPOLCO) is calling for a feasibility study to identify gaps in financial institutions’ disclosure of information to consumers on financial services and products. It is also considering whether new international Standards in this area could close the gaps and lead to better informed decisions by consumers.

The recommendations were formulated at the ISO/COPOLCO workshop, hosted by the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN) on 26 May 2010 in Bali, on the theme of, 'Restoring consumer confidence in global financial services – can Standards help?'

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