Introduction to Social Accountability

Anyone requiring a basic overview of the importance of managing social and ethical trading within the supply chain:

• Buyers
• Technical Managers
• Product Managers

This introductory course aims to highlight the key issues and outline a practical way to assist you in managing social and ethical trading within your organisation's supply chain.
To assist organisations who need to develop an initial action plan to address social and ethical trading issues affecting their business.
The course covers the following:

• Overview of Social Accountability issues and how they affect the business
• ETI Base Code & SA 8000 Standard
• Labour standards
• Health, safety & welfare issues
• Product Issues
• Employee relations and conditions of employment
• Working with your suppliers to improve conditions
• Developing an action plan to improve your social accountability processes