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It's not what we call a system that matters. It's how it actually functions. Independence is the glue that holds measurement systems and credible reporting together.
Andre Raghu, HAP
Standards systems and their frameworks have an important role if the results are
genuine. True independent mechanisms that prioritize meaningful and measurable
engagement, is the only way to avoid a false sense of progress.
Crispin Argento, The Sourcery
There are many uncomfortable realities in trying to implement an effective due
diligence program across a complex supply chain however independence in
verification is just a fundamental foundation to establishing trust.
James McMichael, Mosaic RSR
Uncertain about aligning with the pledge?
Read reports from industry stakeholders on the reasons to retore trust in the verification of environmental and human rights supply chain due diligence data.
2022
Three Decades of Promises: Data Shows an Industry Slow to Improve Social Audit LiabilityBribes, fake factories and forged documents: the buccaneering consultants pervading China's factory auditsIs the Auditing and Certification Industry Fit for Human Rights Due Diligence?Corruption, auditing and carbon emission reduction schemes Auditing, Conflict of Interest, and Credibility: Conducting a Credibility Assessment Beyond social audits in supply chains: Who should monitor? Whom to trust? Failing workers by design: The fatal assurances of the social auditing industry The inadequacies of social auditing 'Check-Box' Social Audits Are Failing Workers GOTS detects evidence of organic cotton fraud in India Fig leaf for fashion Social audit liability: Hard law strategies to redress weak social assurances Oversight and Accountability in the Social Auditing Industry - the Role of Social Compliance Initiatives Widespread fraud, collusion and conflicts of interest
2009
Beyond the pledge. Suggestions for taking the pledge a step further.
Ensure policies and management systems are tailored to the risk of independence in the verification of environmental and human
rights data.
Conduct an alignment assessment to evaluate if your supply chain due diligence program aligns with government and stakeholder recommendations.
Build business networks of assessment organizations and independent assessors to provide peer-to peer information and a dual mechanism for external assurance of the outputs and accuracy of reported data.