Contest Results Announced 

TheSRO has announced the winners of the 2011 "What Path Are You Taking?" content contest. Read the winning entries below to see how these organizations are advancing the connection between quality and social responsibility.  

First place:

"A Team Approach to Social Responsibility"
Jon Morris,
JDQ Systems Inc.

Second place:

"Getting a Boost from Quality Tools"
Tiffany Darabi,
Chemonics

Third place:

"Getting a Boost from Quality Tools"
Nicholas Leifeld,
Serigraph Inc.

CSR and Quality: A Powerful and Untapped Connection

This executive brief
from BSR and ASQ
(PDF, open access) explores the intersection of quality and corporate social responsibility (CSR), detailing shared concepts and core values and suggesting next steps for both the quality community and social responsibility leaders.

ISO 26000 in Practice - Webcast

In this recorded webcast, authors Michelle Bernhart and Sonny Maher provide an overview of their book, ISO 26000 in Practice: A User Guide, which offers point-to-point guidance for organizations as they use the ISO 26000 standard to move toward their social responsibility goals.

Social Responsibility and the Quality Professional:
The Implications of ISO 26000

A white paper explores the implications of ISO 26000: Guidance on social responsibility for quality. Based on research conducted by ASQ and Manpower Professional, the paper incorporates feedback from more than 1,000 members of the national quality community and establishes benchmarks.

Shareholder Value OR Social Responsibility:
Getting to the AND

Learn how you can leverage your experience in measurement, quality, and process design to elevate social responsibility issues and earn a seat at the strategy table in your organization. This webcast by Bill Marquard includes case study examples from companies like Wal-Mart, Dannon, and McKesson. 


Pathways to Social Responsibility

Read about organizations merging quality and social responsibility to make a difference. The 2010 issue of Pathways to Social Responsibility focuses on three of the seven core areas of ISO 26000, the upcoming standard on social responsibility: community involvement and development, organizational governance, and environment.

Seeking Sustainable Success

In this five-page presentation, ASQ lays out the case for operating companies and organizations in socially responsible ways.

Common Ground: Quality and Social Responsibility

This white paper offers a concise explanation of how quality and social responsibility go hand in hand.