(ISO: Geneva) -- The international standard, ISO 26000—“Guidance on social responsibility” from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is one of the three documents being recommended by the European Commission for European enterprises to fulfill their commitment to social responsibility.

The recommendation comes in a recently published communication from the European Commission to governing bodies of the European Union (EU) outlining a renewed strategy for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the EU from 2011 to 2014.

The Commission intends to monitor the commitments made by European enterprises with more than 1,000 employees to take account of internationally recognized CSR principles and guidelines, as well as the ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility in their operation.

At the same time, the Commission invites all large European enterprises to make a commitment by 2014 to take into account at least one of three sets of principles and guidelines when developing their approach to CSR: ISO 26000, the United Nations Global Compact, or the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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