Social Responsibility and Accountability Auditing

Corporate accountability is essential to success in today's market. UL's Responsible Sourcing team provides global monitoring, training and consulting services to help customers comply with social and environmental laws and standards across the entire supply chain. Definition UL's social responsibility and accountability audits measure social and environmental compliance with international standards and regulations. Benefits Gain immediate insight into supply chains and evaluate suppliers' social and environmental compliance with our expertise in national and international labor standards; local knowledge of workplace practices; global operational capacity; and off-the-shelf, standardized audit protocols, assessments and reporting tools. We conduct nearly 20,000 workplace assessments each year. We have more than 200 auditors on staff in nearly 40 countries, and our employees represent over 30 nationalities. In addition, our global network of in-house researchers maintains comprehensive libraries of country labor law profiles, annual social responsibility risk indices and global minimum wage data. UL's workplace assessment informs customers with key insights and intelligence to make critical business sourcing decisions. UL's Responsible Sourcing workplace assessment measures compliance with national legislation and international standards for: Child labor Collective bargaining Discrimination Document review Dormitories Environment Freedom of association Harassment and abuse Health and safety Prison or forced labor Wages Work hours In addition, UL can assess compliance with company-specific standards such as a supplier code of conduct or a variety of industry standards. Our extensive social monitoring accreditations include: WRAP: Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production ICTI: International Council of Toy Industries FLA: Fair Labor Association Accredited Monitor RJC: Accredited by the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) for conformity assessments for member certifications SAI: Social Accountability International (SA8000) BSCI: Business Social Compliance Initiative EICC: Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition In addition to the above certifications and accreditations, we also reference the following guidelines: IFIA: International Federation of Inspection Agencies GSCP: Global Social Compliance Programme