1 Scope
This PAS specifies requirements for a social management system (SMS) and specific criteria
for social performance. The requirements are applicable to any organization regardless
of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.
This document is intended to help the organization to:
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a) achieve the intended results of its SMS;
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b) fulfil the legal requirements and the social performance requirements;
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c) achieve the social performance objectives; and
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d) continually improve social performance.
This PAS can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve social performance.
However, claims of conformity to this document are not acceptable unless the requirements
for the SMS (Clause 4 to Clause 10) and the requirements for social performance specified in Annex A are incorporated into the organization’s SMS and fulfilled without exclusion.