3. How can we improve overall performance?
There are many tools available to measure a company's progress towards social responsibility.
3.1 Tools for improving environmental performance
The ISO 14000 family of standards deals primarily with environmental management. ISO 14001, which "specifies requirements that enable an organization to achieve expected results" in terms of environmental performance, is a certifiable standard.
European regulation EMAS No. 1221/2009 is based on ISO 14001, with additional requirements, particularly in terms of external communication and employee involvement. EMAS registration can be obtained after an audit and verification of the environmental declaration.
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Reference standards
NF EN ISO 14001:2015 standard
European regulation N°1221/2009 of 25/11/2009
Standard NF EN ISO 26000:2010
SA 8000: 2014 standard (available on the Social Accountability International website)
AA 1000 : 2008 standard (available on the AccountAbility website)...
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