All those institutions that claimed awareness of ISO 26000 and the UNGC were asked if they also involved themselves in either of these initiatives. Of the institutions in the sample, 15.8 percent report some level of involvement in the UNGC or ISO 26000 initiatives.

6.4c Nature of Involvement

Having ascertained the extent of involvement in these global initiatives, Management Institutions were asked to report their nature of involvement in these initiatives. The probe threw up the following findings:

# Low base

The nature of involvement in UNGC and ISO 26000 is found to be varied. For ISO 26000, the majority report being members of the working group followed by teaching, extending guidance, corporate services and timber or forest certification at 12.5 percent each.

For UNGC, the involvement is through membership of the working group, with teaching and norm following at 14.3 percent each.

6.5 Certifications Received for Achieving Social, Environmental or Management

Standards

An analysis of the subscription to SR standards by Management Institutions would be incomplete without going beyond the UNGC and the ISO 26000. Therefore, at a broader level, the research examined how many of the Management Institutions had received certifications for achieving social, environmental or management standards.

The study revealed that conformity to standards is low among Management Institutions, with barely 17.3 percent reporting receiving certifications for achieving social, environmental or management standards.