Study Regarding the Implementation and Certification of a Social Responsibility Management System by Worldwide Enterprises

Ionela Carmen Pirnea ()
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Ionela Carmen Pirnea: Constantin Brancoveanu University, Ramnicu-Valcea, Romania.

Economics and Applied Informatics, 2015, issue 1, 67-74

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to highlight the current stage of implementation and certification of a corporate social responsibility management system in worldwide enterprises. To achieve the objective the author conducted a study based on official data regarding the certification of a corporate social responsibility management system in worldwide enterprises. Research results reveals that worldwide, only 22 certification bodies are accredited and allowed to work on certification of management systems in conformity with the requirements of international standard SA 8000. Also the research results shown that the certification and implementation of a social responsibility management system in the last 15 years has increased significantly, from 8 facilities certified in 1998 to 3254 organizations in 2013.

Keywords: Social responsibility; Sustainability; SA 8000; Certification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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