Governance & Policy
Social Standard
Auditable standards governing social performance in workplaces and supply chains — from SA8000 to sectoral labour codes.
Definition
A social standard is a documented, auditable set of requirements for the treatment of people — workers primarily — that organisations can be assessed and certified against. The archetype is SA8000 (Social Accountability International, 1997, based on ILO conventions), covering child labour, forced labour, health and safety, freedom of association, discrimination, discipline, working hours, remuneration and management systems; sectoral variants include fair trade standards, ethical trading base codes and the social modules of sustainability certification schemes.
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