Comments on: Another seal of approval for social responsibility? Bah humbug http://trueslant.com/annefield/2009/09/04/a-new-seal-of-approval-for-social-responsibility-hmm/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:18:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne Field http://trueslant.com/annefield/2009/09/04/a-new-seal-of-approval-for-social-responsibility-hmm/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Anne Field Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:04:50 +0000 http://trueslant.com/annefield/?p=2956#comment-155 I completely agree with your point. The reason why I don't think a competitive system is useful is because it will add to the confusion. We need more coherence, not less. I write about this stuff and find all the terms confusing, so what do others who don't follow it as closely feel? There's a possibility that there will more agreement over terms and language if two new systems are adopted widely--GIIRS and IRIS. The former is a global rating system and the latter a global measurement system for social enterprise/triple bottom line companies. They also include a common taxonomy. I completely agree with your point. The reason why I don’t think a competitive system is useful is because it will add to the confusion. We need more coherence, not less. I write about this stuff and find all the terms confusing, so what do others who don’t follow it as closely feel?

There’s a possibility that there will more agreement over terms and language if two new systems are adopted widely–GIIRS and IRIS. The former is a global rating system and the latter a global measurement system for social enterprise/triple bottom line companies. They also include a common taxonomy.

]]> By: davidcoethica http://trueslant.com/annefield/2009/09/04/a-new-seal-of-approval-for-social-responsibility-hmm/comment-page-1/#comment-153 davidcoethica Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:15:34 +0000 http://trueslant.com/annefield/?p=2956#comment-153 It is an encouraging sign that there is another such social responsiblity processes hitting the dizzy heights of such media attention, and competition is always good for keeping people from complacency. The worrying obstacle is that it may add to the confusion particulalry at the non-practioner end of the spectrum, which unfortunately encompasses most of the population. With such terms as Fairtrade, B Corp, organic, sustainable, Corporate Social Responsibility, ethics, governance, all having varied interpretations and positions within the greater responsibility umbrella, we will have an awareness barrier for still some time to come. I welcome the new standard into the room as long as the competition does not engulf the finer mission required for us all. It is an encouraging sign that there is another such social responsiblity processes hitting the dizzy heights of such media attention, and competition is always good for keeping people from complacency.

The worrying obstacle is that it may add to the confusion particulalry at the non-practioner end of the spectrum, which unfortunately encompasses most of the population. With such terms as Fairtrade, B Corp, organic, sustainable, Corporate Social Responsibility, ethics, governance, all having varied interpretations and positions within the greater responsibility umbrella, we will have an awareness barrier for still some time to come.

I welcome the new standard into the room as long as the competition does not engulf the finer mission required for us all.

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