The Belgian social label was created under a law passed on 27 February 2002 aiming at promoting socially responsible production. This law came into force on 1 October 2003.
Any enterprise, Belgian or foreign, may apply to have the label awarded to one or more of its products sold on the Belgian market. The company must demonstrate that each of these products was created with due respect for the eight core conventions of the ILO. The business must also agree to checks, conducted by "social audit firms" accredited by the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs, and all applications for the social label need to be co-signed by employee representatives from the company in question.
Furthermore, the new law instituted a Committee for Socially Responsible Production. It comprises sixteen members, appointed by the government, employers, trade unions and consumers, who decide on label applications, monitor the label's usage and investigate any complaints that could lead to a product being stripped of the label.

In 2010 CSR Europe's network of national partner organisations has updated the document "A Guide to CSR in Europe" (published in 2009), providing insight into the state of CSR and current trends and priorities in different European countries.
Page 7 in 2009 guide and page 9 in 2010 guide present CSR information:
-    Policies and legislation
-    Key Drivers
-    Actions in Environment, Supply Chain, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities
-    Main actors

The European Union presents a Website about Sustainable development in different European countries.
You can find a presentation by country with: the legal requirements, the resources and the programmes.

Business & Society Belgium promotes and supports every facet of corporate social responsibility, both internal and external. It provides significant exposure to its members, creates new partnership opportunities, and encourages dialogue with all relevant actors.
It has 75 members of which four are employer's federations. Business & Society is a network and an inspiration to corporations and associations striving to integrate social responsibility in their management and activities.