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SA8000: The First Decade
Implementation, Influence, and Impact
Edited by Deborah Leipziger
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We announce the publication later this month of the first book in the
field of CSR to examine the progress of a standard over a ten-year
period. Businesses, NGOs, academics and trade union leaders provide
much-needed perspective on the lessons learned from SA8000 - ì the
standard and verification system to assure humane workplaces
throughout the supply chain - and set an agenda for the next decade.
"SA8000: The First Decade. Implementation, Influence, and Impact" will
be published on 30 May 2009. Pre-order your copy before that date and
receive 20% discount. Your copy will be shipped as a priority
immediately upon publication.
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"This is the time to implement voluntary company standards. The time
for a book like this has arrived ... This practical, easy-to-read book
is written primarily by practitioners themselves ... In many ways this
book is a landmark. This is the first time a voluntary social standard
celebrates its first decade, providing a wide range of experiences and
lessons learned ... With her wealth of knowledge on codes of conduct
and social standards, Ms. Leipziger is the ideal editor for this book.
Deborah has been involved in SA8000 since its creation, guiding the
original process that led to its creation, and observing the first
pilot audits and its implementation in Europe, Asia, and Latin
America. In her capacity as adviser to many social standards and
guidelines, companies, and UN agencies, Ms. Leipziger places the first
decade of SA8000 in perspective."
Alice Tepper Marlin, President, Social Accountability International,
United States, and John Tepper Marlin, Principal, CSRNYC, and Adjunct
Professor, New York University Stern School, United States
Read the full Introduction:
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/content/pdfs/sa8000intr.pdf
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.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Partha Sengupta, Vice President Corporate Services and SA8000
Management Representative, Tata Steel Limited, India
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/content/pdfs/sa8000fore.pdf
Introduction: open-eyed management
Alice Tepper Marlin, President, Social Accountability International,
United States, and John Tepper Marlin, Principal, CSRNYC, and Adjunct
Professor, New York University Stern School, United States
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/content/pdfs/sa8000intr.pdf
Part 1: Implementation
1 TNT and SA8000
Mike Patrick, TNT Express
2 SA8000 in Tata Steel: developing process-driven sustainability
approaches
Priyadarshini Sharma, Tata Steel, India
3 OTTO and SA8000: a pilot project in the lingerie-buying department
Johannes Merck, Otto Group, Germany
4 Gucci and corporate social responsibility
Franco Furno and Stefania Orselli, Gucci, Italy
5 Gap Inc.'s journey toward corporate social responsibility
Dan Henkle, Gap Inc., United States
6 Chiquita and corporate responsibility: the fruits of our experience
George Jaksch, Chiquita International S.G., Belgium
7 Business Social Compliance Initiative: the development approach to
SA8000 for commerce and manufacturers
Lorenz Berzau, Foreign Trade Association, Belgium
8 Key performance indicators for social compliance in the supply chain
Craig Moss, Social Accountability International, United States
Part 2: Influence
9 MADE-BY China: a joint effort of Social Accountability International
and Solidaridad in China
Janet Mensink, Solidaridad, The Netherlands, Martin Ma, Social
Accountability International, China, and Mark Huis in't Veld, MADE-BY
10 NGO accountability: certifying child sponsorship charities
Eileen Kohl Kaufman, Social Accountability International, United States
11 Social Accountability International and social entrepreneurship
Morton Emanuel Winston, The College of New Jersey, United States
Part 3: Impact
12 The ISEAL Alliance: setting standards for social and environmental
change
Paloma Raggo, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
Syracuse University, United States
13 Evaluating the impact of SA8000 certification
Michael J. Hiscox and Claire Schwartz, Department of Government,
Harvard University, United States, and Michael W. Toffel, Harvard
Business School, United States
14 ISO 26000 and SA8000
Deborah Leipziger, CSR consultant, United States
15 The impact of SA8000 in Brazil
Beat Grueninger, BSD Consulting, Brazil
About the contributors
Index
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