SA 8000 (Social Accountability)
SA 8000 Social Responsibility Standard
What is SA 8000?
SA 8000 means "Social Accountability 8000 = Social Responsibility 8000". This standard guarantees the ethical rules during the realization of goods and services. SA 8000 is a registered trademark of Social Accountability International. SA 8000 is abblicable to all kind of business sector worldwide
Minimum requirements of SA 8000 is a standard containing descriptions of activities in the area mutual agreement
1. Child labor
2. Forced labor
3. Health & Safety
4. Union and Collective Bargaining freedom
5. Discrimination
6. Disciplinary practices
7. Working Hours
8. Compensation
9. Management Systems
Benefits of SA 8000 Certification:
- Enables the organizations to develop, sustain and applt new trends and concepts.
- Estrablishes a base for future planning of activities
- Establishes a mutual agreement standard
- Reduces supplier audits
- Enables benchmarking
- Complies with national laws and regulations
- Enables international reliability
- Promotes positive affinity of customers
- Creates long-term value for owners and share holders.