SA8000: The First Decade
Subtitle: Implementation, Influence, and Impact
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781351279840
Subjects: Social responsibility of business; Standards
Description: "This is the first book in the field of corporate social responsibility to examine the progress of a standard over a ten-year period. Published in late 1997 and revised in 2001, the Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) standard and verification system is a comprehensive tool aiming to assure humane workplaces throughout the supply chain. The SA8000 system includes: factory-level management system requirements for ongoing compliance and continual improvement; independent, expert verification of compliance by certification bodies; the involvement of all key stakeholders in the SA8000 system; and harnessing consumer and investor concern by helping to identify and support companies that are committed to assuring human rights in the workplace. As of 31 December 2007, nearly 700,000 workers were employed in 1,500 facilities certified to SA8000, in 65 countries and 67 industrial sectors. Ten years on, what has the impact of SA8000 been and how do its architects and users see it developing into the future? In this book, businesses, NGOs, academics and trade union leaders provide much-needed perspective on the lessons learned from SA8000 and set an agenda for the next decade. The book also provides context on the leading initiatives within the field of CSR (such as ISO 26000 and the Business for Social Compliance Initiative) and how they relate to SA8000. The book features case studies on the experiences of a wide range of companies, including Gucci, The GAP, Chiquita, TNT, Tata and Otto Versand, and on many of the most innovative programmes in the field of CSR, such as the Made-By label. Analysts from emerging economies provide valuable insights into how SA8000 has become a key tool in Brazil and India. The book addresses many of the key themes for corporate responsibility such as traceability, supply chain management and transparency. SA8000: The First Decade provides insights for company managers, NGOs, policy-makers and trade union leaders on how to implement a social standard and will be required reading for any manager seeking to implement SA8000 or any other code of conduct or standard for their suppliers. Deborah Leipziger is well known for her book The Corporate Responsibility Code Book, published in 2003 and considered to be one of the key reference books in the field of CSR. SA8000: The First Decade is an extension of Ms Leipziger's work over a 17-year career in the field of CSR, in which she has played a role in the development of many social standards, including SA8000 and the Ethical Trading Initiative, and advised many others."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part, 1 Implementation --; title: chapter Introduction --; title: Open-eyed management  -- Alice Tepper Marlin John Tepper Marlin; title: chapter 1 TNT and SA8000  -- Mike Patrick; title: chapter 2 SA8000 in Tata Steel --; title: Developing process-driven sustainability approaches  -- Priyadarshini Sharma; title: chapter 3 OTTO and SA8000 --; title: A pilot project in the lingerie-buying department  -- Johannes Merck; title: chapter 4 Gucci and corporate social responsibility  -- Franco Furnò Stefania Orselli; title: chapter 5 Gap Inc.'s journey toward corporate social responsibility  -- Dan Henkle; title: chapter 6 Chiquita and corporate responsibility --; title: The fruits of our experience  -- George Jaksch; title: chapter 7 Business Social Compliance Initiative --; title: The development approach to SA8000 for commerce and manufacturers  -- Lorenz Berzau; title: chapter 8 Key performance indicators for social compliance in the supply chain  -- Craig Moss; title: part, 2 Influence --; title: chapter 9 MADE-BY China --; title: A joint effort of Social Accountability International and Solidaridad in China  -- Janet Mensink Martin Ma Mark Huis in't Veld; title: chapter 10 NGO accountability --; title: Certifying child sponsorship charities  -- Eileen Kohl Kaufman; title: chapter 11 Social Accountability International and social entrepreneurship  -- Morton Emanuel Winston; title: part, 3 Impact --; title: chapter 12 The ISEAL Alliance --; title: Setting standards for social and environmental change  -- Paloma Raggo; title: chapter 13 Evaluating the impact of SA8000 certification  -- Michael J. Hiscox Claire Schwartz Michael W. Toffel; title: chapter 14 ISO 26000 and SA8000  -- Deborah Leipziger; title: chapter 15 The impact of SA8000 in Brazil -- Beat Grüninger.