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Social accountability

​Companies are increasingly held accountable for social and ethical aspects of their business, including their value chain. A social accountability system is a good way to assure customers that you protect workers’ rights and ensure ethical production of goods.
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Purpose

With a social accountability system, you can address social and ethical aspects of your business, communicate to customers that you work to ensure a humane workplace for all your employees, and that you follow internationally recognized labor standards.

Benefits

Implementing a social accountability system proves that you take good care of your employees. Certification can help you discover strengths, weaknesses and improvement opportunities, ensure compliance against elected standards and strengthen confidence in your supply chain management performance.
SA8000
An SA 8000 certificate proves that your social accountability system has been measured against a best practice standard and found compliant.
 ISO 26000
The ISO 26000 Social Responsibility standard has received massive acceptance from more than 90 countries globally and is expected to set the norm for Social Responsibility in the time to come. DNV Business Assurance can evaluate opportunities for your organization and provide advice on implementation, communication and monitoring efforts.