In the aim of reducing duplication and sharing information, the GSCP has compiled a list of useful links for existing organisations working on social and/or environmental compliance in supply chains. This listing does not imply endorsement by the GSCP of any of these organisations or their activities.

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2degrees

2degrees is a business community for driving growth, efficiency and profit through sustainability. More than just a technology platform, news site or network, 2degrees is a managed service for businesses and professionals: a knowledgeable and active sustainable business community.
2degrees helps its members by making it quick and easy for them to work together to share experience, find practical solutions and address their sustainable business challenges.
http://www.2degreesnetwork.com

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AccountAbility

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American Chemistry Council (ACC)

The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) is a trade association, representing companies engaged in the business of chemistry. Its mission is to deliver business value through exceptional advocacy using best-in-class member performance, political engagement, communications and scientific research. It is committed to sustainable development by fostering progress in the economy, environment and society. One way we do this is through our Responsible Care program, our commitment to sustainability. This mandatory program goes above and beyond regulation to govern our companies’ commitments to environmental performance, product safety, process safety, community engagement and site security and uses 3^rd party certification to ensure compliance.  
http://responsiblecare.americanchemistry.com

American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products  companies, and their suppliers, which compete in the global market. AAFA's mission is to promote and enhance its members' competitiveness, productivity and profitability in the global market by minimizing regulatory, legal, commercial, political, and trade restraints.
AAFA members actively serve on 13 committees, subcommittees, councils and divisions, including: Government, Trade and Regulatory Issues, Management Issues, Divisions and Specialty Markets, Technology Issues.
http://www.wewear.org

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) Global Working Conditions Initiative

The AIAG Global Working Conditions Initiative brings together companies throughout the automotive industry to identify existing issues, explore root causes and create shared solutions. The Initiative has created and is delivering a training and educational program for suppliers and OEMs at both the corporate and factory levels. The goals of the AIAG trainings are to build partnerships between OEMs and the companies throughout their supply chains, jointly identify issues and challenges and develop systemic and sustainable solutions together.
http://cr.aiag.org/index.cfm

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The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)

BCI has been established to respond to the impacts of cotton cultivation. BCI aims to promote measurable improvements in the key environmental and social impacts of cotton cultivation worldwide to make it more sustainable (economically, environmentally, and socially). BCI endeavours to initiate global change in the mass market, with long-term benefits for the environment, farmers and other people dependent on cotton for their livelihood. 'Better Cotton' is being defined through a collaborative multi-stakeholder approach that leverages the commitment of global buyers of cotton and/or cotton products to demand large and increasing amounts of 'Better Cotton'.
http://www.bettercotton.org

Better Factories (BFC)

BFC is a Cambodia-based programme of the International Labour Organization. It benefits workers, employers and their organisations. It benefits consumers in western countries and helps reduce poverty in one of the poorest nations of the world.
BFC does this by assessing and reporting on working conditions in Cambodian garment factories according to national and international labour standards, by helping factories to improve working conditions and productivity, and by working with the Royal Government of Cambodia and international buyers to ensure a rigorous and transparent cycle of improvement.
http://www.betterfactories.org/ILO

The Better Work Programme

Better Work is a partnership program between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Launched in February 2007, it aims to improve labour standards and competitiveness in global supply chains. Better Work involves the development of both global tools and country level programmes. The focus is on scalable and sustainable solutions which build cooperation between government, employers’ and workers’ organisations and international buyers.
Improving labour standards in global supply chains is an important part of a pro-poor development strategy. Ensuring workers’ rights and entitlements are protected help distribute the benefits of trade. Better Work supports enterprises in implementing the ILO core international labour standards and national labour law. Improved labour standards help enterprises be more competitive through higher productivity and quality.
http://www.betterwork.org

Bonsucro

Bonsucro is a global multi-stakeholder non-profit organisation dedicated to help transform the sugarcane industry.  Bonsucro aims to improve the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of sugarcane by promoting the use of a global metric standard, with the aim of continuously improving sugarcane production and downstream processing in order to contribute to a more sustainable future.
http://www.bonsucro.com

The Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)

The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)

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CARE

CARE is a humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty. Special focus is placed on working alongside poor women because, when equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. Programmes include – among others – Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economic Development, Education.
http://www.care.org

The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)

CCC is an alliance of organisations in 12 European countries. CCC members include trade unions and NGOs covering a broad spectrum of perspectives and interests, such as women’s rights, consumer advocacy and poverty reduction. The CCC supports garment workers in their efforts to create substantive, sustainable improvements in working conditions. They rely on a partner network of more than 200 organisations and unions in garment-producing countries to identify local problems and objectives and help develop campaign strategies to support workers in achieving their goals. The CCC cooperates with similar labour rights campaigns in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
http://www.cleanclothes.org

The Common Code for the Coffee Community (4C)

The 4C Association is based on a voluntary Code of Conduct comprising basic social, environmental and economic practices in coffee production, processing and trading. The 4C Code is designed to trigger a process of continuous improvement towards increasing sustainability.
4C aims at improving producers' income and living conditions through cost reductions, quality improvements, optimisation of the supply chain, improved marketing conditions and better access to markets and credits. It also promotes environmental sustainability, for example through reducing the use of hazardous agrochemicals, and protecting tropical rainforests.
http://www.4c-coffeeassociation.org

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is a global, parity-based industry network, driven by its members. It brings together the CEOs and senior management of over 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders across 70 countries and reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product category and format. Forum member companies have combined sales of EUR 2.5 trillion and their retailer and manufacturer members directly employ nearly 10 million people with a further 90 million related jobs estimated along the value chain.
The Forum provides a unique global platform for knowledge exchange and initiatives around five strategic priorities – Emerging Trends, Sustainability, Safety & Health, Operational Excellence and Knowledge Sharing & People Development – which are central to the advancement of today’s consumer goods industry.
With its headquarters in Paris and its regional offices in Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, the CGF serves its members throughout the world.
http://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com

Consumers International (CI)

Consumers International (CI) is the world federation of consumer groups that, working together with its members, serves as an independent and authoritative global voice for consumers. With over 220 member organisations in 115 countries, CI is building a powerful international movement to help protect and empower consumers everywhere. CI is working to put the rights of consumers at the heart of decision-making. Its vision is a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable goods and services, and where the strength of their collective power is used for the good of consumers throughout the world.
http://www.consumersinternational.org

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EcoVadis

EcoVadis is a collaborative platform allowing companies to assess the environmental and social performance of their suppliers on a global basis. It combines technology and Corporate Social Responsibility expertise to deliver simple and reliable suppliers scorecards, covering 150 purchasing categories and 21 CSR criteria. EcoVadis ratings help businesses reduce risks, drive performance and eco-innovation in their supply chain.
http://www.ecovadis.com

The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)

EICC was established in 2004 to promote a common code of conduct for the electronics, and information and communications technology (ICT) industry. EICC now includes more than 40 global ICT companies and their suppliers. The EICC Code of Conduct encourages broad adoption of CSR best practices by all ICT companies and suppliers. The Code of Conduct provides guidelines for performance and compliance with critical CSR policies. EICC provides tools to audit compliance with the code, and helps companies report progress.
EICC membership is available to electronic manufacturers, software firms, ICT firms, and manufacturing service providers, including contracted firms that design, manufacture, or provide electronic goods.
http://www.eicc.info/Home.html

Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)

EJF is a registered charity established to empower people who suffer most from environmental abuses to find peaceful ways of preventing them. EJF provides film and advocacy training to individuals and grassroots organisations in the global south, enabling them to document, expose and create long term solutions to environmental abuses. EJF campaigns internationally to raise awareness of the issues their grassroots partners are working to solve locally.
http://www.ejfoundation.org

The Equator Principles

The Equator Principles are a financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social & environmental risk in project financing.
They have been developed with the support of the International Finance Corporation.
The Principles are intended to serve as a common baseline and framework for the implementation by each Financial Institutions of its own internal social and environmental policies, procedures and standards related to its project financing activities.
Financial Institutions together have adopted the Equator Principles in order to ensure that the projects they finance are developed in a manner that is socially responsible and reflect sound environmental management practices. Seventy-seven financial institutions from twenty-nine countries have adopted the Equator Principles.
http://www.equator-principles.com

The Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP)

ETP is a non-commercial and non-competitive alliance of tea packing companies, working to monitor conditions of tea production around the world and to seek, encourage and assist with improvements where needed through capacity-building projects.
Membership of the Ethical Tea Partnership is open to any tea packing company selling tea into Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The 20 members of the Ethical Tea Partnership range from large multinationals to small privately owned companies.
http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)

ETI is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations. Its role is to promote and improve the implementation of corporate codes of practice which cover supply chain working conditions. ETI’s ultimate goal is to ensure that the working conditions of workers producing for the UK market meet or exceed international labour standards.
http://www.ethicaltrade.org

ETI Norway (IEH)

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The Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC)

FFC is a non-profit organisation established to use technology to enable cost effective, well-informed ethical business transactions and improved workplaces around the globe, within a collaborative membership community.
The FFC is a collaborative industry effort involving retail and consumer brands and retail trade associations to create a system for managing and sharing audit information. It is supported through contributions from retail associations and participating companies and through grants, including funding provided by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour laws.
http://www.fairfactories.org

The Fair Labor Association (FLA)

FLA is a collaborative effort of socially responsible companies, colleges and universities, and civil society organisations to improve working conditions in factories around the world. The FLA has developed a Workplace Code of Conduct, based on ILO standards, and created a practical monitoring, remediation and verification process to achieve those standards.
FLA is a brand accountability system that places the onus on companies to voluntarily achieve the FLA’s labour standards in the factories manufacturing their products. Universities affiliated with the FLA ensure that the licensees supplying their licensed products manufacture or source those products from factories in which workers’ rights are protected.
http://www.fairlabor.org

Fairtrade International Organisation (FLO)

Fairtrade International (FLO) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation that promotes sustainable development and poverty alleviation, sets the Fairtrade Standards and supports producers in the Global South. Fairtrade has a global reach for marketing and is focused on the Global South for certified production. FLO-CERT, a subsidiary of Fairtrade International is responsible for auditing and certifying compliance against the Fairtrade Standards.
Fairtrade covers a wide range of agricultural and composite products including bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, flowers, fresh fruits, honey, juices, rice, spice and herbs, sport balls, sugar, tea, wine, timber, gold and some composite products.
Fairtrade International provides free of charge on-site support services including training, access to tools and information. Training activities for producers are also facilitated in the producing countries by the Fairtrade local offices.
http://www.fairtrade.net

The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF)

FWF is an independent non-profit foundation. FWF supports and promotes good labour conditions in garment production. FWF was set up by various interested parties and stakeholders from the fashion industry, and can be referred to as a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative.
European fashion, industrial clothing and promotional garment companies can join FWF and become an FWF member. Members of FWF work towards improving the labour conditions in factories that produce garments, throughout the world. FWF verifies whether companies comply with their Code of Labour Practices. Members can also employ inspection teams that have been trained by FWF.
http://www.fairwear.nl

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

FSC was established in 1993 as a response to concerns over global deforestation. FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.
FSC is a certification system that provides standard-setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services to companies, organisations, and communities interested in responsible forestry.
FSC is an international association of members consisting of a diverse group of representatives from environmental and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry profession, indigenous people's organisations, responsible corporations, community forestry groups and forest product certification organisations from around the world.
http://www.fsc.org

Fruit South Africa (FSA)

Fruit South Africa is a body representing the four growers’ associations in the fruit industry and the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF). These organisations come together to represent the industry’s interests around common issues such as ethical trade. Together they represent approximately 5000 producers and 400 000 employees, while the FPEF represents approximately 80 export houses.
The SA fruit export industry is committed to a proactive common industry solution to ethical trade matters based on the GSCP framework and tools, to ensuring the existence of sound ethical practices on South African farms and pack houses across all fruit sectors and to promoting ongoing improvement on its farms.
http://www.fruitsa-ethical.org.za

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Geosansar

Geosansar is an India-based social enterprise established to provide practical financial education and thereby promote financial inclusion amongst those who are currently unserved by mainstream banking services. Financial inclusion refers to the ability of an entity to ensure access to financial products and services to the unbanked.
Geosansar’s focus is to provide a broad range of financial products, services and education to the unbanked and those at the bottom of the pyramid.
http://geosansar.com/

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organisation that has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide.
https://www.globalreporting.org

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IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative

The Initiative Clause Sociale (ICS)

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)

IRMA is a multi-sector effort, launched in June 2006, to develop and establish a voluntary system to independently verify compliance with environmental, human rights and social standards for mining operations. Participants include mining companies, jewellery retailers, NGOs and trade associations.
IRMA seeks to create an independent, third party assurance system to ensure that mines operate in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. IRMA seeks to develop a system with input and support from all key sectors.
http://www.responsiblemining.net

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)

ICI is a partnership of labour unions, NGOs, cocoa processors and the major chocolate brands. ICI is dedicated to ensuring no child is exploited in the growing of cocoa and, ultimately, to ending child and forced labour in the sector.
http://www.cocoainitiative.org

The International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM)

ICMM is a CEO-led industry group that addresses key priorities and emerging issues within the sector. It seeks to play a leading role by promoting good practice and improved performance internationally and across different commodities.
ICMM provides a platform for industry and other key stakeholders to share challenges and develop solutions based on sound science and the principles of sustainable development. Its vision is for a respected mining and metals industry that is widely recognized as essential for society and as a key contributor to sustainable development.
http://www.icmm.com

The International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) CARE Process

ICTI consists of toy trade associations worldwide. The health and safety of children throughout the world is the driving force behind ICTI, which promotes international toy safety standards and a responsible attitude to advertising and marketing to children.
ICTI-CARE - The CARE (Caring, Awareness, Responsible, Ethical) Process is ICTI’s program to promote ethical manufacturing, in the form of fair labour treatment, as well as employee health and safety, in the toy industry supply chain, worldwide. Its initial focus is in China, where 80% of the world's toy volume is manufactured. Its intent is to provide a single, fair, thorough and consistent program to monitor toy factories' compliance with ICTI's Code of Business Practice.
http://www.icti-care.org

International Trade Centre - Trade for Sustainable Development programme (T4SD)

Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) is a partnership-based programme to enhance transparency on voluntary standards and increase opportunities for sustainable trade. The main goal of the T4SD programme is to develop and manage a web-based tool - Standards Map - that centralises and disseminates information on voluntary standards and related research papers to strengthen the capacity of producers, exporters and buyers to participate in sustainable production and trade. The Standards Map website was launched in February 2011: www.standardsmap.org
Standards Map:
• systematically integrates comprehensive information on these standards;
• provides research data that complements this information, such as impact assessment, market data, and best practices examples;
• allows information tailoring through customised front ends addressing users’ specific needs, ensuring direct access to relevant information and intuitive web navigation.
http://www.intracen.org

ISEAL Alliance

The ISEAL Alliance is the global hub for social and environmental standards systems.
ISEAL members are leading standards systems committed to creating a world where ecological sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business. Compliance with ISEAL Codes of Good Practice is a membership condition and participation is open to all those working towards credible standards systems.
Working with established and emerging voluntary standards initiatives, ISEAL develops guidance and facilitates coordinated efforts to ensure their effectiveness and credibility and scale up their impacts.
ISEAL’s Codes of Good Practice documents outline social and environmental standards.
Its mission is to create a world where ecological sustainability and social justice are the normal conditions of business.
http://www.isealalliance.org

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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

MSC is a global organisation working with fisheries, seafood companies, scientists, conservation groups and the public to promote the best environmental choice in seafood. The MSC's fishery certification programme and seafood eco-label recognise and reward sustainable fishing.
MSC’s mission is to use their eco-label and fishery certification programme to contribute to the health of the world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practises, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.
MSC works in partnership with a number of organisations, businesses and funders around the world but are fully independent of all. Stakeholders from a range of backgrounds contribute to the MSC program.
http://www.msc.org

The Media corporate social responsibility forum

The "Media corporate social responsibility (CSR) forum" is a group of media organisations developing CSR and sustainability practices and understanding for the UK media sector.
Work includes:
•    developing an understanding of the implications of CSR for media organisations
•    identifying areas for prioritisation
•    sharing best practices
•    engaging with stakeholders
•    running collaborative projects on key issues
http://www.mediacsrforum.org

The MFA-Forum

The aim of the MFA Forum is to promote social responsibility and responsible competitiveness in national garment industries that are vulnerable in the new post-MFA trading environment. Concluded in 2011, this open network included over 80 participating organisations representing brands and retailers, industry associations, trade unions, NGOs and multi-lateral institutions. 
http://www.accountability.org/research/collaborative/mfa-forum.html

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New Earth

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Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) – Sustainability Working Group (SWG)

The Outdoor Industry Association Sustainability Working Group (OIA SWG) is a volunteer collaboration among more than 250 outdoor industry brands, retailers, suppliers, and other stakeholders working to identify and improve the environmental and social impacts of their shared global supply chains. The OIA SWG is currently focusing on four key areas: 1) index development for apparel, footwear and equipment, 2) responsible chemicals management, 3) materials traceability throughout the supply chain, and 4) social responsibility and fair labor issues. Through the OIA SWG, the outdoor industry is demonstrating that it is possible to effect meaningful, scalable change through pre-competitive, business-driven collaboration.
http://www.outdoorindustry.org/sustainability

Oxfam

Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organisations working together in over 90 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. The organisation’s efforts are focused in these areas: development, emergencies, campaigning, advocacy, and policy research.
Oxfam works directly with communities and seeks to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. Working with thousands of local partner organisations, Oxfam work with people living in poverty striving to exercise their human rights, assert their dignity as full citizens and take control of their lives.
http://www.oxfam.org

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Partner Africa

Partner Africa is a social enterprise in the field of ethical and socially responsible business practice, working in partnership to deliver high quality and innovative ethical trade services and capacity building programs to the private sector across Africa.
Partner Africa developed a participatory ethical audit process, using a variety of techniques that enable even those without high levels of literacy to contribute, Partner Africa evaluates a company’s current situation, creates a corrective action plan for any issues identified, and offers the necessary training and capacity support to meet international market requirements.
http://www.partnerafrica.org

PIP-COLEACP (Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee)

COLEACP is a non-profit inter-professional association, representing and defending the collective interests of ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) producers/exporters and EU importers of fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants. Its main goal is to promote the horticulture trade in ACP countries, especially with the EU and to enhance its competitiveness. PIP-COLEACP advocate the adoption of best practices by all operators in respect of food safety, human health and environmental protection. The horticultural trade is an important driver for economic growth in many countries, and PIP-COLEACP helps ACP exports reach their full potential by enabling producers and exporters to meet the demands of the EU market
http://pip.coleacp.org

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Rainforest Alliance (RA)

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. The Rainforest Alliance uses the power of markets to arrest the major drivers of deforestation and environmental destruction: timber extraction, agricultural expansion, cattle ranching and tourism. RA work to ensure millions of acres of working forests, farms, ranchlands and hotel properties are managed according to rigorous sustainability standards. Consumers can identify goods and services through the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal and Rainforest Alliance Verified™ mark.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org

REAP Programme – UNIDO

Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)

RJC is an international, not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by advancing responsible business practices throughout the diamond and gold jewellery supply chain. The Council aims to build 'a community of confidence' across every step of the diamond and gold jewellery supply chain in all geographies, and among businesses large and small. It seeks to work with a wide range of stakeholders in defining and implementing responsible business practices through the RJC's certification system and the RJC Chain of Custody Standard for gold and precious metals. Membership opportunity is open to all businesses and associations participating in the diamond and gold jewellery supply chain and / or engaged in activities that have a potential impact on consumer confidence in diamond or gold jewellery products. To view a list of its Certified Members and for more information, please visit 
http://www.responsiblejewellery.com

Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)

The Responsible Purchasing Network is an international network of buyers dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing. Officially founded in 2005, RPN is a program that is advised by a voluntary Steering Committee of leading procurement stakeholders from government, industry, educational institutions, standards setting organisations, and related organisations.
RPN's mission is to promote and practice responsible purchasing by identifying best practices, developing effective purchasing tools, educating the market, and using our collective purchasing power to maximize environmental stewardship, protect human health, and support local and global sustainability.
http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org

Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB)

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels is an international initiative that brings together farmers, companies, non-governmental organisations, experts, governments, and inter-governmental agencies concerned with ensuring the sustainability of biofuels production and processing. Participation in the RSB is open to any organisation working in a field relevant to biofuels sustainability.
The RSB has developed a third-party certification system for biofuels sustainability standards, encompassing environmental, social and economic principles and criteria through an open, transparent, and multi-stakeholder process.
http://rsb.epfl.ch

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

RSPO was formed in 2004 with the objective of promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders.
RSPO is a not-for-profit association that unites stakeholders from seven sectors of the palm oil industry to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil. These include; oil palm producers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs and social or developmental NGOs.
http://www.rspo.org

Roundtable on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS)

The Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) is an international multi-stakeholder initiative that promotes the use and growth of responsible production of soy, through the commitment of the main stakeholders of the soy value chain and through a global standard for responsible production. The RTRS's main instrument is dialogue between groups with different interests and backgrounds, in order to define common ground for action. The Round Table guarantees that each constituency has equall rights to propose specific agendas for discussion.
http://www.responsiblesoy.org

RugMark International (RMI)

RMI is an international non-governmental organisation working to end illegal child labour in the handmade rug industry and offer educational opportunities to children in India and Nepal. The RMI certification label is issued to rug manufacturers that adhere to the RugMark standard, agree to its independent verification and voluntarily join RMI as licensees.
RMI is phasing out its existing certification label and logo and replacing it with a new brand, GoodWeave, and a new plan to strengthen and enhance its core mission.
http://www.rugmark.net

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Shift – Putting Principles into Practice

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Social Accountability International (SAI)

Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI platform)

The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform is a food industry initiative supporting the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. SAI Platform members share the same view on sustainable agriculture as a "productive, competitive and efficient way to produce agricultural products, while at the same time protecting and improving the natural environment and social/economic conditions of local communities". The SAI Platform published Principles and Practices for the Sustainable production of Arable and vegetable Crops, Coffee, Dairy and Fruit; a Benchmark Study of Agriculture Standards and a Short Guide to Sustainable Agriculture.
http://www.saiplatform.org

Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is an industry-wide group of apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, non-governmental organisations, academic experts and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world.
Through multi-stakeholder engagement, the Coalition seeks to lead the industry toward a shared vision of sustainability built upon a common approach for measuring and evaluating apparel and footwear product sustainability performance that will spotlight priorities for action and opportunities for technological innovation.
http://www.apparelcoalition.org

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC)

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Traidcraft

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The United Nations Global Compact

The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. By doing so, business, as a primary agent driving globalization, can help ensure that markets, commerce, technology and finance advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere.
http://www.unglobalcompact.org

UTZ Certified Good Inside

UTZ Certified is a global coffee certification program, and is now expanding to become a multi-commodity program UTZ Certified's vision is to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains, that meet the growing needs and expectations of farmers, the food industry and consumers alike.
With its Code of Conduct, the program gives independent assurance of sustainable production and sourcing and offers online real-time traceability of agricultural products back to their origin.
http://www.utzcertified.org

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The Workers Right Consortium (WRC)

WRC is an independent labour rights monitoring organisation, conducting investigations of working conditions in factories around the globe. Its purpose is to combat sweatshops and protect the rights of workers who sew apparel and make other products sold in the United States.
WRC conducts independent, in-depth investigations; issues public reports on factories producing for major U.S. brands; and aids workers at these factories in their efforts to end labour abuses and defend their workplace rights. WRC has the support of over 175 college and university affiliates and its primary focus is the labour practices of factories that make apparel and other goods bearing university logos.
http://www.workersrights.org

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)