Today international buyers are paying more and more attention to factory's social responsibility environment. Passing different kinds of CSR audits has gradually become the key factor to win orders from serious clients. Below is a brief introduction about different kinds of factory audits for your reference.
3. SA8000 audit
As a system created by SAI, SA8000 is the best practice of corporation social responsibility. Required by some international buyers on their suppliers in countries with bad social environment. In China, quite a few factories have passed SA8000 audit.
(for all kinds of products)
4. WRAP audit
WRAP is short for Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production. Usually required by apparel buyers and traders in the USA to make sure the apparel they are buying is manufactured in lawful, humane and ethical factories.
(for apparel products)
5. BSCI audit
BSCI is short for Business Social Compliance Initiative. It is the broadest business-driven platform for the improvement of social compliance in the supply chain of commerce. It has more than 180 members, mainly retailers, industry and importing companies from 11 countries. In China market, BSCI is the most common CSR audit. Thousands of factories are doing BSCI audit or have done BSCI audit.
(for all kinds of products)
6. SEDEX audit
SEDEX is short for Supplier Ethical Data Exchange. Many retailers, supermarkets, brands, suppliers and other organizations are requesting that the farms, factories, and manufacturers they partner with participate in SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audits (SMETA) to assure that ethical trading is taking place. SMETA audits are designed to be accepted by all SEDEX A and AB members as well as other clients and stakeholders.
(for all kinds of products)
7. COC audit
COC is short for code of conduct. A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the responsibilities of or proper practices for an individual or organization. But in CSR field, COC is a set of rules set up by buyers and brand owners to make sure their products are manufactured in an acceptable social environment. Disney, Tesco, Guess, Target, Staple, Nike, Adidas, Costco and many other companies have their own code of conduct. Vendors that are doing business with them are usually required to apply their code of conduct on the suppliers.
8. Generic audit
Generic audit is a simple and effective way for buyers and vendors to know a factory's social environment. It's also a good way for a factory to preview its own social environment before accepting any kind of social audit. It's a special service of Intertek, effective and economical.
(for all kinds of products)
