Regional Workshop on Social Responsibility today

Sandasen Marasinghe

The Regional Workshop ISO 26000 on Social Responsibility organized by the Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) in association with the International Organization for Standardization ISO and Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will commence today with Science and Technology Minister Professor Tissa Vitarana as the Chief Guest.

The Open Forum of the Regional Workshop will be held from March 3 to March 5 at the Taj Samudra.

The regional workshop will be held on March 4 and 5.

The workshop will be held with the participation of 30 foreign participants from 20 countries from the South East Asia region and 40 local participants interested in the uptake and application of the future ISO 26000 standard.

Out of 40 local participants 25 are members of the National Mirror Committee.

ISO instructors Martin Neureiter and Pierre Mazeau from Australia will conduct lectures at the workshop.

A lecture on Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility and another giving an overview of standards will be delivered by the ISO instructors at the he Open Forum of the Regional Workshop while a lecture on Implementing Social Responsibility in Sri Lanka will be delivered by Deputy Director General of SLSI Dr Priyadarshani Talgaswatte.

The representative from Thailand will also speak on Regional Perspectives in Sri Lanka.

Social Responsibility is based on seven principles such as accountability, transparency, ethical behavior, respect for Rule of Law, respect for international norms of behavior, respect for human rights etc.