ASSESS
YOUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
An external assessment based on the three pillars of Sustainable Development (Economic, Social and Environmental results).
A balanced scorecard between corporate practices and the results achieved.
A 1000-point rating scale organised into 4 levels : commitment, progress, maturity and benchmark.
A team of 2 assessors, sustainable development experts, with complementary skills and experience.
A summary, the social responsibility assessment: an effective steering tool providing advice and ideas on opportunities for improvement.
AN INNOVATIVE, FLEXIBLE APPROACH
ALIGNED WITH YOUR STRATEGY
Adapts to fit all types of organisation (SMEs, large corporations and subsidiaries, local authorities and administrations) and business sector.
Useful whatever your level of development : from a simple snapshot audit to promoting and recognising the sustainable development efforts the company has already made.
Compatible with the main Sustainable Development benchmark documents : Rio Declaration, Global Reporting Initiative, Global Compact, SD 21000 guide, the future ISO 26000, etc.
Compatible with management systems already in place : Quality (ISO 9001), Safety (ILO-OSH, OHSAS 18001) and Environment (ISO 14001). This forms a consistent framework designed to give added impetus to companies whose efforts occasionally run out of steam.
BOOST YOUR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Option of communicating on performance levels achieved : performance level certificates.
Build customer loyalty through performance in terms of social responsibility.
Promote actions with shareholders and partners (suppliers, etc.).
Easier access to financial markets (Socially Responsible Investment, etc.).
Internal recognition of staff-led initiatives.
Build company recognition in the community (consumers, public authorities, regional authorities, etc.).
EXPAND YOUR NETWORK
Examining and analysing stakeholders' expectations. Interviews with the various stakeholders (employees, Workplace Health and Safety Committee [CHSCT] -, customers, etc.) during the on-site assessment.
Better dialogue and communication with stakeholders via the social responsibility assessment.
Possibility of welcoming new stakeholders (enterprise network) and of contributing to improvements in the local environment and community.
DRIVE
YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS FORWARD
Business growth on a global scale : this international passport guarantees that the organisation conducts itself in a socially responsible way.
Development of new markets or new products.
Suggestions for improvements : cutting back on energy costs and raw materials, securing supplies, choice of alternative means of transport.
A PRACTICAL AND
Cost-effective service
A comprehensive assessment that covers every issue in Sustainable Development :
strategic approach and managerial practices (vision, strategy, management, production method, consumption method, local environment and community), performance in terms of social responsibility (environmental, social and economic results).Customers are provided with a guide designed to help them prepare for the assessment (logic and assessment criteria).
Three-phase process of optimised duration : (preparation, assessment and summing up); for information, the assessment period for an SME with a 50-strong workforce runs to 4 days on-site.
A service guaranteed to provide an excellent quality/price ratio carried out by AFNOR Certification, the specialist in assessment and certification.
Videos and testimonies
USEFUL LINKS
French Ministry of Sustainable Development, Ecology and Urban Planning
The AFNOR Group's special feature on Sustainable Development
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