SMS Practice - Implementation
Should a company elect to implement the concept of Social Management, the 5 elements contained in ISO 14001 can prove exremely helpful: policy, planning, achievement and operation, verification and management evaluation. These facets set the basis for the continual improvement of the implementation process.
The following questions are fundamental to Social Management:
- What are the relevant social issues for the company? (Analysis of social issues)
- Do social aspects figure in the company’s overall goals? (Define company goals)
- What strategic significance do social issues carry? (Analyse and develop social strategy)
- Which structures and processes are necessary to adopt a social strategy; which goals should be individually achieved and with which measures? (implementation of social strategy)
- How can social performance be continuously monitored by the use of indicators? (Devise social indicators)
- How can the company communicate about social aspects? (Communication strategies)
- Have the social goals been achieved? (Monitor social goals)
- Is Social Management effective? (Evaluate strategy, process, effects)
