• Global Standards

Global Standards

What are the global standards that are most relevant for your business? 

  • AA1000

    AccountAbility standards, the AA1000 Series, are principles based standards intended to provide the basis for improving the sustainability performance of organisations.

  • Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code

    The ETI Base Code is a standardised comittment which Ethical Trading Intitiative (ETI) members make, with respect to labour practices in their supply chain.

  • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

    The GRI's vision is that reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance by all organisations is as routine and comparable as financial reporting.

  • SA8000

    Social Accountability 8000, or SA 8000, is a code of conduct verification and a factory certification program that began in 1997.

  • The Global Compact

    Launched by the UN in 2000, the Global Compact brings companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support universal environmental and social principles. It aims to achieve the Secretary Generals vision of creating a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.

  • The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

    The Guidelines constitute a set of voluntary recommendations to multinational enterprises in all the major areas of business ethics.