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NSCN workshop, 21st of May 2015
INDICATORS FOR
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Zandra Jönsson
Communications manager & project leader
CSR Västsverige
CSRVASTSVERIGE.SE
CSR VÄSTSVERIGE
§  Sweden's largest CSR-network
§  200+ members from private, public and non-profit sector
§  Business & social responsibility
§  We offer inspiration, capacity building, tools and contacts
§  Progress in focus
§  Non-profit organization
§  3 employees
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THE PROCESS
1. 
The question
How do we contribute to a sustainable development
(beyond what we do for and through our members)?
2. Education
Contacted people with knowledge and experience
Attended a seminar on environmental certification (19th
February)
Dug into our tool Worldfavor – a digital management
system based on ISO 26000
Attended a 2 day training in GRI G4 (14-15th April)
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THE PROCESS
3.  Start up
Define the project’s objective, draw up a time schedule,
set up targets and sub targets etc. (22ndApril)
4. Get to work!
Identify relevant aspects and their actual and potential
impacts on sustainability (30th April)
Map value chain (30th April)
Map stakeholders (5th May)
Identify potential indicators for all aspects (12th May)
Define thresholds and identify material aspects (26th May)
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THE PROCESS
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
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THE PROCESS
VALUE CHAIN
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THE PROCESS
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ISO 26000
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ISO 26000
Voluntary international standard for social responsibility*
Provides guidance on how businesses and organizations can
operate in an ethical and transparent way that contributes
to sustainable development, including the health and welfare
of society
Universally applicable – can be used by all types of
organizations regardless of their size, sector and location
* = The objective of social responsibility is to contribute to sustainable development
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ISO 26000
7 7 principles (clause 4)
§  Accountability
§  Transparency
§  Ethical behaviour
§  Respect for stakeholder interests
§  Respect for the rule of law
§  Respect for international norms of
behaviour
§  Respect for human rights
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ISO 26000
7 7 core subjects (clause 6)
§  Organizational governance
§  Human rights
§  Labour practices
§  The environment
§  Fair operating practices
§  Consumer issues
§  Community involvement and
development
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ISO 26000
HUMAN RIGHTS
To promote and respect the human rights, that is, actively
work with questions like, among others, discrimination,
equality and diversity.
Child labour
Discrimination and vulnerable groups
Due diligence
Forced labour
Risk situations
Diversity
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ISO 26000
LABOUR PRACTICES
To promote for example the right of workers, offer decent
working and employment conditions and make sure to be a
good employer.
Employment
Health and safety
Decent working conditions (weekly rest, holidays, parental leave)
Wages and collective bargaining
Human development and training
Personal data and privacy of workers
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ISO 26000
FAIR OPERATING PRACTICES
To use honest methods in operation practices, for
example regarding competition, procurement, corruption
and bribery.
Anti-corruption
Fair competition
Social responsibility in the value chain
Political involvement, contributions and lobbying
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GLOBAL REPORTING INITIAITVE
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GLOBAL REPORTING INITIAITVE
Guidelines for sustainability reporting (worlds most used)
Emphasis on sustainability aspects that are material to
business and key stakeholders. Stakeholder engagement
also very prominent.
Universally applicable – can be used by all types of
organizations regardless of their size, sector and location
Contains reference to international, widely accepted
frameworks and documents such as ILO’s conventions and
Global Compact’s principles
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GRI G4
Reporting Principles and Standard
Disclosures – WHAT
Implementation Manual - HOW
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GRI G4
GENERAL STANDARD DISCLOSURES
§  Strategy and analysis
§  Organizational profile
§  Identified material aspects and boundaries
§  Stakeholder management
§  Report profile
§  Governance
§  Ethics and integrity
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SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES
§  Economic
§  Environmental
§  Social
– Labour practices and decent work
– Human rights
– Society
– Product responsibility
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GRI G4
SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES
Disclosure on Management Approach (DMA)
§  How the economic, environmental and social impacts
related to material aspects are managed
§  Context for the performance reported by indicators
Indicators
§  Give information on the economic, environmental and
social performance or impacts of an organization related
to its material aspects
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GRI G4
IN ACCORDANCE OPTIONS
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GRI G4
IN ACCORDANCE OPTIONS
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GRI G4
SOCIAL ASPECTS – OVERVIEW
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