Over the past several years, the SA8000® System has experienced rapid growth in the number of certified facilities, workers protected, and brands and other organizations buying into the system. In the past two years alone, the number of Continue Reading...
Palma Futuro: December 2019 Update
In January 2019, SAI kicked off our new partnership to improve conditions for workers in the Latin American palm oil supply chain: Palma Futuro. Over the next three years, we will work with companies, workers, and communities in Colombia Continue Reading...
Improving purchasing practices with help from new technology and a grant from the EU
We are excited to announce that SAI has received a €625,000 grant from the European Union to develop a technology that will incentivize good purchasing practices by brands and improve transparency in apparel supply chains. Even as brands Continue Reading...
20 years of prioritizing workers with SA8000
Guardini S.P.A.—a manufacturer of baking and houseware goods with about 90 employees—was founded in 1947 and is a third-generation, family-run company. Guardini achieved SA8000 certification in 2000, becoming the fourth company to be Continue Reading...
15 years of continual improvement with SA8000
Molle Industriali Conte was founded in 1953 and produces high precision springs for technologically advanced industry sectors such as automotive, computers, and aerospace. Molle employs around 70 workers and has been SA8000-certified for Continue Reading...
iWrc: Cleaning up wastepicking in Brazil
It is estimated that millions of individuals around the world work as waste pickers to support themselves and their families. Nearly everywhere, waste picking is dirty, unpredictable, and dangerous: often done by the most marginalized Continue Reading...
