What Is BSCI ?

The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) is a leading supply chain management system that supports companies to drive social compliance and improvements within the factories and farms in their global supply chains. BSCI implements the principle international labour standards protecting workers’ rights such as International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions and declarations, the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and guidelines for multinational enterprises of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).


BSCI is an initiative of the Foreign Trade Association (FTA). All BSCI participants are also FTA members and share the FTA vision of “Free Trade. Sustainable Trade”. To fulfil this vision, BSCI has been given specific governance bodies through which BSCI companies are invited to actively take part, to develop and implement an excellent system for improved working conditions in the global supply chain. 


Benefits

Benefits for Retailers, Importers and Brands

One holistic and simple approach

Improved internal management systems

Efficient risk management

No duplication of efforts and costs

More leverage throughout the supply chain

One aligned message to all producers

Reduced audit fatigue

Increased time and resources for improvements and remediation

Influence on key players of the supply chain

Opportunity to network and exchange best practices

Benefits for Producers

Fewer social audits

Access to a broad network of international buying companies

Improve internal management processes

Focus on improvements and remediation

Influence on key players at national level

Benefits for Stakeholders

Advise and influence a leading initiative impacting the social compliance of 1,700+ companies

Participate and guide improvement and remediation activities

Benefits for Workers

Increased awareness of labour rights

Better access to grievance mechanisms

Improvement of working conditions