BSCI auditing cycle and procedures

BSCI Implementation in 10 Steps

No. 1. Procedure Awareness Raising Phase Preparation Tasks of Producer Participation in BSCI basic awareness workshop Tasks of Auditors None Tasks of Participating Trading Companies Letter to producer, invitation to BSCI basic awareness workshop

2.

Self-Assessment and participation None in pre-qualification measures Placement of order with an SAAS- Conduct audit accredited auditing company approved by BSCI to conduct the audit, unless the order is placed by the retail customer(s) participating in the BSCI If supplier placed order, forward Social Audit Report to all retail customers among BSCI trading companies asking for audit Prepare the Social Audit Report and send to client (copy to supplier-respective trading company) None

Implementation or appointment of service provider Order placement with an SAASaccredited auditing company approved by BSCI for conduct of the audit, or requesting the producer to place audit order Evaluation of Social Audit Report

3.

Initial Social Audit

4.

Social Audit Report

5.

Qualification

Participation in qualification measures

Implementation, or placement of order with service provider

BSCI Implementation in 10 Steps

No. 6. Procedure Corrective Action Plan(s) (CAP) Tasks of Producer Implementation of the Corrective Action Plan(s) Tasks of Auditors Consult and agree on CAP with supplier and prepare CAP Conduct re-audit Tasks of Participating Trading Companies None

7.

Social Re-Audit Order placement with an SAASaccredited auditing company approved by BSCI for conduct of re-audit, unless re-audit order is placed by the retail customer(s) participating in the initiative Send copy of the Social Re-Audit Report (or SA8000 certificate) to participating retail customer(s)

Placement of order with SAAS accredited auditing company approved by BSCI to conduct the re-audit, or requesting supplier to place audit order. Evaluation of Social Re-Audit Report and if applicable stipulations as item 4 above.

8.

Social Re-Audit If the company placed an audit Report order itself, send the Social ReAudit Report to all retail customers among the BSCI trading companies requesting it Corrective Action Plan(s) Repetition of the audit not later than three years after the date of the initial audit Implementation of Corrective Action Plan(s) Order placement with an SAASaccredited auditing company approved by BSCI for conduct of audit, unless audit order was placed by the retail customer(s) participating in BSCI

Prepare the Social Re- Evaluation of Social Re-Audit Report Audit Report and send it to the client(s) (copy to supplier-respective trading company) Consult and agree on CAP with supplier and prepare CAP As indicated above None

9.

10.

As indicated above

Audit duration
Facility size Initial Audit duration (including 0.5 audit planning and reporting time) 1.5 days 2.5 days 3 days 3.5 days 4 days 4.5 days Re-audit duration (on site time) 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 2 days 2 days

1-100 workers 101-250 workers 251-500 workers 501-750 workers 751-1000 workers 1001 workers +

Assessment BSCI Social Requirements (Part B of BSCI Audit Questionnaire)

EACH SET OF QUESTIONS WILL BE GIVEN AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT. THE ASSESSMENTS AND THEIR MEANINGS ARE LISTED BELOW:
Assessment Interpretation

Good

No deviation from BSCI Social Requirements or Minor deviations from BSCI Social Requirements, but full protection of employees is observed There is no significant deviation from the requirements.

Improvements Needed

Deviations in less than half of the audit points and in no crucial points

Non-compliant

Deviations in 50% or in the majority of requirements and/or in crucial points

NA

Not Applicable

Requirements do not match to the company structure

Tab. 2: Scoring of Question Complexes in Part B of BSCI Audit Questionnaire

Assessment Best practice for Industry (Part C of BSCI Audit Questionnaire)

ASSESSMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL SETS OF QUESTIONS IS DIFFERENT THAN IN PART B. THERE ARE ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES:
Assessment 2 Good Interpretation Requirements are met for all points.

Improvements Needed

There is at least one deviation from requirements.

NA

Not Applicable

Requirements are not applicable for the structure of the company.

Tab. 3: Scoring of Question Complexes in Part C of BSCI Audit Questionnaire