Social Accountability - SA 8000
Globalisation of business, whilst providing significant benefits to organisations, has brought new challenges and risks. As supply chains become more complex, it is increasingly difficult to ensure transparent management practices in every market. Recently, many high profile multi-nationals have been implicated in scandals involving the use of child labour, discriminatory work practices or enforced labour within their supply chains. Consumer pressure, NGO scrutiny and the media, amongst others, are all placing business under the microscope in terms of the management of Social Accountability issues and CSR.
RELATED STANDARDS
SA8000:2001
The most respected standard in the field of Social Accountability is Social Accountability International’s SA8000:2001 standard. This standard was developed in 1997 and is the widest recognised standard globally. BSI is accredited by SAI to deliver assessments to SA8000 and, as the leading global management systems provider, is in a unique position to assess organisations from a wide range of sectors and countries.
ISO
At an international conference on Social Responsibility held in Stockholm in June 2004, the International Standards Organisation (ISO) agreed to progress with a new work item on Social Responsibility. This item will be a standard intended to provide practical guidance to "assist organizations in addressing their social responsibilities while respecting cultural,societal, environmental and legal differences and economic development conditions."
Training
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