Description
Established in 2002 by the European industry body the foreign Trade Association, the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) aims to establish a common, cross-industry platform for monitoring social compliance in global supply chains. BSCI requests its members to conduct a minimum number of audits of production sites using SA8000 auditors accredited by social Accountability Accreditation Services.In addition to audits, BSCI focuses on remediation / corrective action through training and capacity building for both suppliers and participating brands. If a factory is non-compliant it can have up to two re-audits, each taken up to 12 months apart.