| Agency Responsible | Contribution | Year |
| UN | The Global Pact is a social responsibility initiative, in which, through 10 universally accepted principles related to human rights, labor standards, the environment, and the fight against corruption, the aim is to support sustainability and inclusion. | 2000 |
| Chilean network “Universidad Construye País (UCP)” | It is the first known attempt in Latin America to advance USR. Its objective was to expand USR within the Chilean HEIs—14 universities integrated it. | 2001 |
| USR network of the Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America (AUSJAL) | This network was established with the objective that AUSJAL universities participate voluntarily to strengthen the real and effective institutionalization of the USR perspective. | 2003 |
| Ibero-American Heads of State Summit | The creation of an Ibero-American knowledge space was proposed, which has been the basis for the creation of the USR conceptual framework. | 2005 |
| | World congress of higher education, which stipulates that higher education should not only provide solid competences for the world of today and tomorrow but also contribute to the development of a citizenry endowed with ethical principles, committed to the development of peace, defense of human rights, and the values of democracy. | 2009 |
| International Organization for Standardization | ISO 26000 is a guide on how organizations can operate in a responsible way. This means acting in an ethical and transparent manner, considering all interest groups and accountability. | 2010 |
| Ibero-American meeting of rectors organized by the Universia network | The Ibero-American space of knowledge has evolved to become a socially responsible one. The guiding thoughts of this initiative are the strategic role of universities in society and the importance of education, training, research, knowledge transfer, and innovation for the well-being and sustainable development of peoples. | 2010 |
| UN | World leaders adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals, to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, and ensure sustainability for all. Each has a specific set of objectives that must be achieved in the next 15 years. | 2015 |
| National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES) | The ANUIES, in the plan of 2015, proposed to hold regional forums on USR. In these events, the objective of focusing on advances and documenting the areas of opportunity was proposed to realize the educational process. | 2015 |
| Union of University Social Responsibility in Latin America (URSULA) | URSULA proposes the creation of a group of academics (made up of 139 universities) that shares and proposes good practices of MSW and innovative and sustainable management models. It has coordinated forums and research in Latin America since 2018—the USR-related diagnosis of the region shows progress in the areas of Organizational Management, Training, Cognition, and Social Participation. | 2016 |