{"id":30219,"date":"2023-03-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/blog\/social-sustainability-and-corporate-responsibility\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:17:25","slug":"social-sustainability-and-corporate-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i3s.es\/en\/blog\/social-sustainability-and-corporate-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Social sustainability and corporate responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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While environmental <\/span>environmental sustainability<\/b> the bulk of corporate efforts, social sustainability <\/span>social sustainability<\/b> and corporate responsibility<\/b> and corporate responsibility must remain among the values and objectives of every organization as it moves towards the implementation of a circular production and management model. <\/span>
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And not only because it is necessary for the <\/span>wellbeing of the templates<\/span><\/i> and the future of the <\/span>economic activity<\/span><\/i>but because it responds to a <\/span>new growth model<\/span><\/i> marked by the <\/span>United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/span><\/a> and for the <\/span>Global Compact for corporate sustainability<\/span><\/a>which brings together ten basic principles related to respect for human rights, labor standards, the environment and the fight against corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is social sustainability?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The <\/span>concept of social sustainability<\/b> in companies refers to the impact that their activities and organization have on their human capital, but also on the community in which they are located.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, strategies aimed at promoting the social dimension of <\/span>the social dimension of sustainability<\/b> the development of actions that make cohesion and development <\/span>
\n cohesion and development <\/span>
\n<\/i>development of all people through <\/span>
\n inclusion and equal opportunities.<\/span>
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Also known as <\/span>
\n CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)<\/span>
\n<\/i>Corporate Social Responsibility <\/span>corporate social responsibility and sustainability <\/b>is materialized in specific commitments and measures aimed at developing responsible practices that not only contribute to business competitiveness, but also to a fairer and more inclusive society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spanish organizations are proactive in terms of corporate social responsibility and sustainability <\/span>corporate social responsibility and sustainability<\/b>. A good example of this is the adherence of many of them to the principles of the <\/span>
\n United Nations Global Compact<\/span>
\n<\/i> in favor of a <\/span>
\n responsible behavior<\/span>
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Social sustainability indicators\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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There are indicators that we can take into account to measure the social sustainability of companies. <\/span>social sustainability of companies<\/b>. The most important ones have been collected by the annual study that analyzes the activity of the companies of the UN Global Compact. <\/span><\/p>\n

For example, <\/span>\n \n Communicating Progress 2022<\/span>\n <\/i>\n<\/a> shows progress in different areas, both globally and in Spanish companies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some of these indicators are:<\/span><\/p>\n