SA8000 Overview
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SA8000 Certification Services
Becoming SA8000 certified can help you improve worker welfare, increase customer trust and loyalty, and aid in reducing reputational risk.
How Can SA8000 Certification Help?
SA8000 is the world’s leading social certification program—a globally recognized standard for social accountability and ethics in the workplace. SA8000 certification demonstrates your dedication to responsible business practices and employee well-being. With SA8000 certification, you can show that you have an established system designed for ethical treatment, fair wage structure, safe working conditions and compliance with the highest human rights standards across your supply chain.
The ABS QE SA8000 Certification Process
Certification Preparation
We get to know your organization, its processes, and proposed scope of certification. This may require informational meetings, as well as your application, offer and contract before planning your Stage 1 Audit.
Readiness Assessment
We perform and document your Stage 1 Audit, then create a report identifying areas of concern along with a decision about the organization’s readiness to proceed to Stage 2 and the best timeline. We will send you a report so there are no surprises.
Auditing
Our Stage 2 Audit is a management system assessment against the requirements of the standard(s) and the organization’s own implemented management system. We will share our assessment report with you, detailing any nonconformities and the timelines required for corrective action implementation and verification. We will thoroughly evaluate corrective measures taken to verify their effectiveness and whether or not the management system meets the minimum requirements for becoming certified.
Certificate Issuance
Once all requirements have been met, you will receive your certification, which is typically valid for three years. Afterward, periodic surveillance audits are conducted, to ensure ongoing conformity of the management system, compliance with relevant interested party requirements and continuous improvement of the management system(s). The certification cycle is a 3-year period, and continued certification requires a renewal at the 3-year mark.
Why Choose ABS QE SA8000 Certification?
We bring accountability and transparency to the table because we know as well as you do that your certification can open a new world of opportunities for your business — and we’re here for it.
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