For companies seeking a formal approach to CSR, especially large companies, authoritative guidance is provided by internationally recognised principles and guidelines, in particular the recently updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility, the ILO Tri-partite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Bedrijven – en vooral grote bedrijven – die op zoek zijn naar een formele benadering van MVO, kunnen zich laten leiden door gezaghebbende en internationaal erkende beginselen en richtsnoeren, met name de onlangs bijgewerkte OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, de tien beginselen van het United Nations Global Compact, de ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility, de ILO Tri-partite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy en de United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.