单词 | social audit |
释义 | > as lemmassocial audit social audit n. (originally) an audit of social aspects of the operations of an institution or organization; (now chiefly) a formal assessment of a company's operations with respect to social issues such as working conditions or environmental impact. ΚΠ 1906 Manitoba Morning Free Press 1 June 8/4 In his social audit of the city's finances, Mr. J. H. Menzies..reports all books, etc., in first-class condition. 1936 N.Y. Times 11 June 5/1 This ‘social audit’ will have the double purpose of lopping from the lists cases which do not belong there and of standardizing the administration of relief in the bureau's forty-four district offices. 1966 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 25 257 Once in every three years the trustees would appoint experts to conduct a social audit and report to the annual meeting on how well the company had discharged its responsibilities to workers, consumers, and the community. 2008 Times of India (Nexis) 16 Mar. The plans aim to institute a ‘social audit’ which makes manufacturing processes in industries likely to be found violative of child labour laws subject to external scrutiny. < as lemmas |
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