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Consultations on draft Reference tools

Review of published Reference tools
The draft versions of our Reference tools are opened up for public consultation before publication in order to gather feedback from a global audience of stakeholders (member companies, other companies, Trade Unions, NGOs, initiatives, schemes, service providers etc). This process ensures that the draft Reference tools truly reflect best existing practices and represent a broad consensus among stakeholders.

The Expert Working Groups (specialists from the Member companies) in charge of drafting and finalising the Reference tools will carefully analyse the comments and recommendations received for each tool and amend as required before final approval from the Advisory and Executive Boards and publication.

 In order to ensure that the GSCP Reference tools constantly reflect best existing practices and maintain a wide consensus among stakeholders, all tools are regularly updated following a public review.

The review of the published Reference tools follows the same consultation process as for the draft Reference tools. Once the comments gathered through the public consultation have been carefully analysed and integrated accordingly, the revised versions are published following the approval from the Advisory and Executive Boards.

Ongoing consultations: no consultations currently

Ongoing reviews: 2012 review is now closed - please see below

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2012 - 2013 review of the published Reference tools

 

The GSCP has decided to align the review timeline of all five existing GSCP Reference tools to provide more coherence to our processes. As mentioned above, the objective of reviewing the published tools is to ensure that they constantly reflect best existing practices and maintain a wide consensus among stakeholders. Aligning the review timeline will allow for all of them to be updated and published simultaneously and for Equivalence Process Users to access the most recent versions while carrying out their Self-Assessments1.

Consultation period: 30th March – 15th June 2012

The GSCP Reference Code is now open for its second review and all the other tools are now open for review for the first time since their publication. The consultation were open to the public from 30th March until 15th June 20122.

We need your expertise and relevant contribution to make this happen!

How to participate: From the list below, click “download” to view the Reference tool you wish to comment on, then click “comment” to access the webform. This will direct you to a page where you will need to register to access the comments page. Once you have registered and submitted your comments for a specific tool, you will still be able to return later to add further comments. Please ensure any suggestions are clearly explained and based on best existing practices.

The following Reference tools are up for review:

  • Reference Code (Version 2)
  • Environmental Reference Requirements
  • Reference tools on Audit Process and Methodology (social)
  • Reference tools on Environmental Audit Process & Methodology
  • Reference tool for Auditing Competence
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EWG review period: 16th June 2012 – 31st January 2013

Once the public consultation is closed, Expert Working Groups (EWGs) - one for each tool - will thoroughly review and evaluate all completed submissions for integration in the revised Reference tools. All submissions will automatically be acknowledged by email however please note that although all comments will be carefully analysed we will not be able to respond to your comments individually.

Boards approval and publication: 1st February – 30th March 2013

Once the EWGs have finished with the review, proposed amendments and additions to the Reference tools will be presented to both the Advisory and Executive Boards for final approval. The updated Reference tools will then be published on the website and uploaded onto the EP platform.

If you have any questions about the review process please contact Didier Bergeret, GSCP Senior Manager on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Thank you to everyone participating in the review and helping us ensure the Reference tools reflect the most up-to-date best existing practices.

Timeline summary:

Public consultation period: 30th March – 15th June 2012
EWG Review Period: 16th June 2012 – 31st January 2013
Expected publication: first semester 2013

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1 For more information on the Equivalence Process please go to : http://gscpnet.com/equivalence-process.html
2 For the attention of the EP Users: As per the Agreement for the Equivalence Process signed at the Registration stage, the User is expected to redo its Self-Assessment and Equivalence Assessment when changes are made in the GSCP Reference tools and/or in its own scheme. The GSCP is currently looking at a process that will be cost effective for everyone and all EP Users will be informed in due course. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact Marie-Bénédicte Beaudoin, EP manager on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
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