ACS Assessor Guide - Security Industry Authority

ACS Assessor GuideSection 4 – Criterion Specific Guidelines: Criteria 8Criteria 8 – Corporate Social ResponsibilityAn SIA approved contractor recognises and acts on its corporate socialresponsibility.General:CSR is about how business takes account of its economic, social andenvironmental impacts in the way it operates-maximising the benefits andminimising the downsides.Responsible business should be at the core of a company’s strategy, not just abolt-on to operations- implementing initiatives to improve their positive impactnot just minimising their negative impact.Stakeholder relationships are key to CSR. For example- is the value ofstakeholder relationships clearly understood by your organisation? Doesstakeholder engagement take place at both strategic and site level?All applicant organisations should be compliant with legislation on Health andSafety and Environmental issue.Actions taken should be linked with enhancing the perception of the generalpublic of the Security Industry, working with the police to develop their role inthe wider police family and the protection of the public, .Please refer to section 5 – Glossary, if required, for a definition of CorporateSocial Responsibility189The contents of this publication are copyright ©2013 Security Industry Authority, all rights reserved. No part of the contents may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means without prior written permission of the copyright owner.