The SA8000:2026 Indicator Library is non-normative guidance for the SA8000:2026 Standard. These indicators are not-requirements of the SA8000:2026 Standard.
The SA8000:2026 Indicator Library supports understanding of the SA8000 Standard intent by providing examples of evidence that may indicate an organization is meeting (or failing to meet) each criterion. This Indicator Library provides a non-exhaustive, non-prescriptive list of processes, documents and records, metrics, adverse impacts, visual/sensory observations, and statements from personnel and stakeholders that serves as a reference tool for implementing or assessing conformance to SA8000:2026.
The Indicator Library shall not be considered as a set of requirements on organizations, nor as a definitive description of good practice. The Library provides examples of good practice for organizations of different sizes, industries, maturity levels, and other factors without distinguishing between them. Organizations and assessors should reference this Library to help with their interpretation of criteria and to understand some of the many possibilities for meeting them. While we have attempted to include examples from most types of organizations, it may be possible for an organization to meet a criterion without having most of the sample indicators present. It is important that assessors avoid using the Indicator Library as a checklist or another set of requirements.
