Social Accountability

Consider stakeholder and social performance issues to out perform your competitors.

Nowadays companies with international business operations are increasingly being held accountable not only for their own performance but also for the performance of their supply chain, including the working conditions of factories in which a product is manufactured.

If your business becomes associated with below standard working environments or human rights violations, your company may suffer consumer boycotts, diminished branding and share price as a result.

These issues arise because they were not recognised as potential risks areas. Decisions may have been based on short term financial objectives with little consideration of the full social impacts.

We can help you integrate a social performance management programme into your business and prepare you for a social audit - a process of determining the extent to which your company's reported social performance information is assessed.

A social performance management program will help your company to:

• Build long term relationships with suppliers
• Enhance and protect your brand reputation and image
• Reduce and manage liabilities from your supply chain
• Appease stakeholders including investors, customers, regulators, activists, labour unions and the news media

How we do this:

• A full analysis of your businesses activities, processes and services that might affect social expectations
• Stake holder mapping
• Engagement and dialogue process
• A policy, strategy, code and values development programme
• Supply chain management and assurance
• AA1000, SA8000 etc development and assurance
• Periodic auditing of the system to ensure effective operation