Local Government Economic Services social responsibility checklist

Social responsibility is an approach that takes into account social, ethnic, environmental, and economic considerations in management and decision-making. Organizations and their stakeholders are showing increasing awareness of the need for social responsibility in management and the advantages that it brings.

The checklist is based on Israeli Standard SI 10000: Social responsibility, and was approved by Local Government Economic Services Ltd. as an alternative to the social compact in terms for participation in a tender (see the Local Government Economic Services Ltd. announcement attached hereto).

The requirement that organization assume social responsibility recognizes that an organization's prosperity and sustainability depend on numerous social and environmental factors in which it operates.

This checklist is intended to help organizations prepare and manage a system of social responsibility requirements, most of which are required by Israeli law, and verify that their employees receive what they are due, or even more. The checklist covers:

• Organization leadership on social responsibility
• Identify and check compliance with the provisions of the law
• Lawful employment
• Employee training
• Ethics
• Periodic operation and analysis of activity

The activities required by this checklist should be an integral part of all the management systems that the organization regularly operates. It is a further means to strengthen the organization's deliberate actions for success. The Standards Institution of Israel's Quality and Certification Branch wrote the Local Government Economic Services social responsibility checklist and is available to organizations to audit and issue a certificate of conformity. The certification process includes a review of documents and audits at the organization's worksites.

The road to certification

Certification follows the successful implementation an organization's in-house quality management system pursuant to the requirements of the standard. To start this process, it is recommended to purchase the standard at the Standards Institution of Israel Information Center, study the requirements, and participate in appropriate training. It is also possible to consult with the external quality management experts and undergo a preliminary audit by Standards Institution of Israel to check for shortcomings.

The process ought to be seen as an opportunity for improvement via the organization team which will receive management commitment and involvement. At the end of the process, independent Standards Institution of Israel auditors will perform an audit that confirms that the organization's quality management system is compatible to the specifications of the standard.