Comments are due on 28 February and an electronic version of the Comment form can be downloaded from https://committees.standards.com.au/COMMITTEES/MB-004 For further information the contact person is Trevor Sharpham who can be contacted by email on trevor.Sharpham@standards.com.au or by fax on +61 2 8206 6016
The standard sets out some essential elements of CSR in section 2, 3 &4 covering Structural issues ( the basic infrastructure an organisation needs for a CSR system), Operational issues, which, as the name suggests, is what it is needed to get the system up and running and then a Maintenace section to ensure that the whole system is kept in good running order.
Sections 2-4 are written in performance outcomes language to allow scope for flexibility and innovation in what is a newly emerging and dynamic activity. Section 5 sets out some guidelines on how an organisation may be able to achieve the outcomes set out in the earlier sections.