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The Global Social Compliance Programme is a business‐driven programme for

the continuous improvement of working and environmental conditions in

global supply chains. The GSCP was created by and for global buying

companies wanting

to

work

collaboratively

on

improving

the

sustainability

(social and environmental) of their often‐shared supply base. To this end,

these companies are working on harmonizing existing efforts to deliver a

shared, global and sustainable approach based on consensus and best

practice.

It offers a global platform to promote knowledge exchange and best practices in order to build comparability and

transparency between existing social compliance and environmental compliance systems.

To this effect, the GSCP is developing a set of Reference tools and processes that describe best existing practices and

provide a common interpretation of working and environmental requirements and their implementation.

Buying companies have responded

to the challenges around fair

labour and environmental

conditions in their supply chains

by developing codes of conduct

and monitoring systems.

However, the

number

of

codes

has proliferated and approaches

have somewhat diverged. This has

led to duplication (with the

multiplication of overlapping

audits per supplier) and sends a

confused message to suppliers and to public authorities as to what is expected in terms of fundamental labour rights

and of site‐specific environmental conditions.

To address the need for consistency, leading global buying companies have decided to work together to promote a real

change in attitude through the understanding of the root causes of problems and the development of effective and

sustainable remediation.

They

decided

to

collaborate,

aiming

at

the

convergence

of

existing

systems

worldwide

by

launching the Global Social Compliance Programme.

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The GSCP is facilitated by The Consumer Goods Forum

22/24 rue du Gouverneur Gal Eboué 92130 Issy‐les‐Moulineaux

France

www.gscpnet.com

www.theconsumergoodsforum.com



The Programme provides a platform for building consensus on best practice

in labour standards and environmental requirements in supply chains, in

order to develop a single, clear and consistent message for suppliers

globally.

It

also

offers

a

forum

to

openly

discuss

issues

and

challenges

among leading companies (e.g. in remediation).

The Programme will:

• accommodate the specificities of existing systems while building

comparability and transparency between them,

• drive convergence and reduce duplication and, • above all, allow buying companies and their suppliers to concentrate on

the identification of root causes of non‐compliance and remediation of non‐

compliances.

The Programme has been constructed to deliver shared benefits to all players along the value chain:

The programme supports existing

efforts by helping users identify and

share best

practices.

The programme is neither another monitoring initiative, nor a substitute to existing systems. The GSCP will not

undertake accreditation or certification activities.

All companies part of the GSCP Task Force together touch millions of people either directly through their customers and employees, or indirectly through millions of workers in their supply chain.



The GSCP model is based on companies’ engagement and direct participation.

The Programme is open to buying companies (retailers and brand manufacturers) across all sectors and all geographies.

All participating companies have an equal stake and voice in the Programme. It also associates civil society stakeholders

to

guarantee

its

integrity

and

inclusiveness

and

to

rely

on

a

wide

range

of

knowledge

and

expertise.

GSCP Governance Model:

Task Force

The Task Force is the backbone of the Programme and brings together all the participating companies.

Executive Board

The Executive Board is a subset of the Task Force and reports to the Task Force.

The Executive Board steers the Programme and ensures it delivers on its objectives and integrates the expectations

of all stakeholders.

Expert Working Groups

Expert Working

Group

members

are

operational

experts

drawn

from

Task

Force

Member

companies.

The Expert Working Groups carry out the GSCP working plan.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is composed of influential and knowledgeable experts drawn from NGOs, IOs, Trade Unions, SRIs,

Initiatives, etc. The Advisory Board advises and challenges the Executive Board on the strategy, direction and best

practice for each step of the Programme. It also helps monitor and evaluate progress.

"The GSCP provides a unique forum for the public, private and non‐governmental

sectors to

work

together

and

devise

lasting

solutions

to

the

world's

pressing

issues.

It

will ultimately help improve the lives of many people around the world."

Amir Dossal, GSCP Advisory Board Member



The GSCP has developed a working plan that represents a staged approach with distinct steps. This slices the task into

manageable actions around which to build consensus step by step and move towards a convergence of ideas and

actions.

Steps 1 to 4: the GSCP reference tools

Steps 1 to 4 aim at developing reference tools and processes based on best practices from existing social compliance

and site‐specific environmental management systems. This includes the tools typically found in a monitoring system,

and can be used as such, integrated into a buying company's system, or as a reference against which to assess and if

needed review existing systems. The purpose is to progressively allow retailers and brand manufacturers to reach

mutual recognition of audit results. This will in turn lead to more efficient processes for all concerned and ultimately

reduce audit fatigue. By reducing the number of audits in their shared supply bases, companies will be in a position to

free up resources so as to concentrate efforts on remediation and capacity building.

Equivalence Process

The GSCP Equivalence Process integrates all the GSCP reference tools, for social and the environment into a benchmarking system for buying companies' and other organisations' compliance systems and tools. It allows users to

assess where their systems and tools stand vis‐à‐vis best existing practice as defined in the GSCP reference tools. This

process will

help

build

transparency

and

comparability

between

existing

schemes.

Step 5: Data Sharing

Step 5 aims at enabling communication between existing databases (collaborative and individual platforms) where audit data resides, and between which exchange is currently limited by technical, procedural and legal barriers. The aim is to

allow for broad‐based data sharing to reduce duplication and improve capacity building through data mining.

Step 6: Remediation and Capacity Building

The ultimate goal of the GSCP and its members: a collaborative approach to remediation through continuous

improvement methods,

training

and

capacity

building.

Suppliers

will

be

able

to

go

beyond

compliance

and

focus

better,

in partnership with buying companies, on developing their own systems to deliver fair labour and environmental conditions.



Purpose

To drive convergence, the GSCP is building a set of reference tools that describe best practice. The purpose of these tools is to uphold relevant International Standards where they exist, build consensus around what good looks like, and

provide a common

interpretation

for

fair

labour

and

environmental

requirements

and

their

implementation.

The

GSCP

Reference Tools aim also at creating comparability and transparency between systems, enabling buying companies around the world, in whatever industry, to work towards mutual recognition of audit results.

Use

These tools are openly available and can voluntarily either be:

integrated in part or in full by companies into their respective systems

used by companies or initiatives as a reference against which to compare, or otherwise review, their existing tools

through an equivalence process

Responsibility

The GSCP does not monitor nor audit in any way the compliance by a user’s supply chain with the GSCP reference tools

or any standards.

The adoption of part or all of one or more Reference tools cannot be put forward as a proof of adequate due diligence.

The responsibility of the implementation of these tools, of the monitoring of the user’s supply chain’s compliance and of

any due diligence linked to it, resides with the user.

Each step

of

the

working

plan

is

managed by an Expert Working

Group composed of experts

from Task Force member

companies, assisted by experts

from external stakeholder

organizations as required.

The role of Expert Working

Groups is:

1. to compare

and

analyse

existing practices in order

to identify best practices

for each step of the GSCP

working plan;

2. to prepare and manage a

web‐consultation on the

draft tools to gather

feedback from a global audience of stakeholders in order to ensure that the draft references best practices and

represents a consensus among stakeholders;

3. to prepare a recommendation on how the draft reference tools should be amended based on consultation results;

4. to submit to the GSCP Advisory Board for recommendations and to the GSCP Executive Board for approval.



Step 1 ‐ Reference Code

Objectives

show what best social practice looks like

provide a common

interpretation

of

working

requirements

and

their

implementation

starting point on which to build a set of harmonized tools and processes

The GSCP Reference Code was first published end of 2008. The first public review ran for one year and was completed

in May 2010, and Version 2 was published: it can be accessed on the GSCP website. A second public review protocol (on

Version 2) is now in place on www.gscpnet.com and will run until December 2011.

Step 2 ‐ Reference tools on Audit Process Methodology

The Expert Working Group, with the close support CSCC, SGS and Impactt, has developed a set of guidelines for audit Reference tools. These gather best practices for each step of the audit process in order to bring consistency to the way audits are prepared, led and followed‐up.

The Reference tools relate to:

‐ audit process ‐ alert notification

‐ pre‐audit employment site profile ‐ audit report

‐ self ‐assessment ‐ finding summary & corrective actions

‐ audit checks ‐ supplementary audit information

They are based on identified best practices drawn from existing systems and processes.

The Reference tools were finalised and published in October 2009. They are available on www.gscpnet.com

The review protocol for these Reference tools is now in place on the GSCP website, with the feedback submission period

running from December 2009 to October 2011.

Step 3 ‐ Reference tool for Auditing Competence

Objective The development of reference requirements and guidelines for Auditing Competence aims at ensuring that the relevant level of knowledge and skills is required of and guaranteed by auditors and auditing bodies. It will help increase the

quality of the audit as well as the consistency between auditors and between audit results, which in turn will help send a clearer message to suppliers.

How & When

The scope of the Reference tool covers: the

recognition

of

auditing

bodies

the recognition of individual auditors; the training of auditors (training syllabus);

The competencies taken into account for the tools cover two areas: social compliance and environmental management. These areas correspond to the type of audit performed and relevant auditor competences. The draft reference requirements for the recognition of Auditing Bodies and Individual Auditors first underwent a targeted consultation (with experts from initiatives, auditing and training bodies) followed by a public consultation

completed end of January 2010. Comments received through this process were analysed and integrated into the draft Reference tool for Auditing Competence. This Reference tool was finalised and published end of September 2010. Work is in progress on the reference requirements for the Training of Auditors (Training Syllabus) in collaboration with

training

and

auditing

bodies.



Step 4 ‐ Companies’ and Schemes’ Management Systems

This fourth step looks at what defines a well‐managed social – and later environmental – compliance programme, and

how companies and schemes can understand, share or even align each other’s best practices in their individual

management systems. Structural differences between companies and schemes will result in the Expert Working Group

developing 2 separate reference tools, for each social and the environment.

This is

an

area

where

diversity

can

be

accommodated

without

compromising

other

parts

of

the

convergence

project.

It

is key however, to build greater understanding, transparency and trust, allowing these various bodies to work together.

The Expert Working Group was launched in Oct 2009, and publication is expected 1st half 2012 for the Reference tool on

buying companies’ Social Performance Management Systems.

Environmental Module

In response to the high demand from various companies to extend the scope of the GSCP reference tools to

environmental concerns on employment sites, the GSCP Executive Board launched an Expert Working Group to develop

an environmental module for the integration of basic site‐specific environmental requirements within the GSCP. Work

started

in

August

2008

and

the

Expert

Working

Group

is

developing

the

following

tools,

based

on

analysis

of

current best practice:

1. Reference requirements and implementation guidelines for suppliers

2. Reference Audit Process and Methodology

3. Reference requirements for Auditing Competence The first set of environmental tools, which includes the environmental reference requirements and the environmental implementation guidelines, both went through public consultation in 2009 and were published in October 2010.

The publication of these tools was followed in November 2010 by that of the Reference tools on Environmental Audit Process and Methodology, which gather best existing practice for each step of the environmental audit process and will

foster consistency

in

the

way

these

audits

are

prepared,

led

and

followed

up.

The development of reference requirements for auditing competence has been integrated in the work of the Expert Working Group on Auditing Competence. All these tools are available on www.gscpnet.com

Equivalence Process

This process aims at enabling the mutual recognition between schemes using the GSCP Reference tools as a benchmark.

Its purpose is:

1. to contribute to the definition and delivery of a clear and consistent message towards global suppliers;

2. to build comparability and transparency between existing systems and schemes while allowing them to maintain

their

specificities;

3. to allow individual companies to measure their system against the GSCP reference tools,

4. to allow stakeholders to trust each other’s audit reports and allow for mutual recognition, and

5. to support continuous improvement of existing practices towards best practice.

The Equivalence Process includes two tools:

a. Self ‐Assessment: The companies / schemes assess their internal tools, systems and methodology – point by point check against each

GSCP Reference Tool

objective: to understand what needs to be reviewed to reach best practice.



b. Equivalence Assessment: An independent panel of experts validates the Self ‐Assessment

objective: the companies / schemes can exchange their EAs. It allows transparency, comparability and trust.

An online platform was developed to host the benchmarking tools, which were launched in June 2011 – more details on

www.gscpnet.com/equivalence‐process.html

and

access

the

platform

to

register

for

use

on:

www.gscpequivalenceprocess.com

Step 5 ‐ Data Sharing

This fifth step will develop protocols for data and information sharing starting with a careful analysis of existing best

practices. This step does not aim at developing another database but rather at enabling existing data sharing platforms

to communicate.

The aims are: to reduce duplication;

make the best use of the information sourced through steps 1, 2 & 3;

to improve transparency; and

to support improvements in remediation (step six).

The Expert Working Group was launched end of 2010 and work is in progress with the participation of existing Data

Sharing platforms and other stakeholders. These experts are divided into 4 subgroups, each addressing a facet of the

work – see full list of participants further on.

Step 6 – Remediation and capacity building

The sixth step will look at the Programme’s main goal, which is to facilitate the remediation of root causes of non‐

compliances.

Having built

convergence

where

possible

and

having

promoted

understanding

and

transfer

of

information,

retailers

and

brand manufacturers will then be better placed to work collaboratively on remediation of non‐compliances and

improvement of working and environmental conditions. This will be achieved first through the common use by buying

companies of the reference tools and therefore the delivery of a shared message to suppliers regarding social and

environmental requirements. Secondly, work on remediation at suppliers’ site will be done collaboratively through (a)

the introduction of centralized working groups tackling subjects requiring cross‐industry guidelines (see next page) and

(b) a more on‐the‐ground perspective and focus through the establishment of regional clusters. Watch this space!

Forum on Remediation

Through its General Meetings and regular webinars, the GSCP already offers a forum on remediation where companies

can:

‐ build relevant tools for capacity building and training;

‐ openly discuss issues of common interest;

‐ exchange experiences and learn from each other’s practice in the field; and

‐ strengthen collaborative approaches.

GSCP MEETINGS 2012

‐

Members’

Meeting:

17

th

and

18

th

April,

Shenzhen

‐ General Meeting: TBD



Centralised Expert Working Groups (CEWGs)

The Centralised Expert Working Groups (CEWGs) are formed to carry out the tasks identified in the scope of the GSCP's

work

on

remediation

and

capacity

building.

The

CEWGS

are

therefore

tasked

with

addressing

significant

endemic

issues

identified recurrently on the ground, which require the development of cross‐industry guidelines.

The nature of the work of these CEWGs does not therefore differ in substance from that of the EWGs which took on the

development of the GSCP Reference tools and Equivalence Process. The main difference between these 2 types of

groups is their struture, with the CEWGs to involve more stakeholders, including suppliers, directly in the development

of any guidelines or other output.

The first CEWG was launched in 2011 on Supplier Management Systems:

Supplier Management

Systems

Buying companies and initiatives have started developing and implementing social and environmental management

systems programmes for their suppliers. As this could in the long term lead to multiple approaches and therefore

duplication, there is a need to leverage companies’ efforts and orchestrate the development of a cross‐industry shared

approach to defining and assessing suppliers’ management systems. The aim of this EWG’s work is to work on the

definition of common requirements for the establishment of suppliers’ management systems.

The ultimate goal will be the training and empowering of suppliers, to enable them to implement, conduct and share

their assessments with their customers, with periodic reviews from external sources. With a robust management

system, suppliers will be able to integrate remediation and continuous improvement in their daily operation.

The work will focus on building a framework of high level requirements for the definition of Suppliers Management

Systems. Once

agreed

upon,

such

requirements

will

help

ensuring

consistency

in

the

approaches

towards

implementation and avoiding duplication.

The scope of the Expert Working Group, however, will not cover implementation, assessment and/or training, which will

continue to be carried out by dedicated initiatives already working on the ground.

This working group will include the participation of operational experts drawn from GSCP Member Companies. In order

to ensure good coordination with existing efforts as well as to ensure that a general consistent approach is built, the

following groups of stakeholders will also be involved in the work:

key organisations that are actively working on the topic at hand, have the required level of expertise and can

make a concrete contribution to the work of the CEWG

suppliers

one or

more

members

of

the

Advisory

Board

or

a representative

The first two categories of participants will be selected by the EWG, the third by the Advisory Board as appropriate.



GSCP Task Force – Participating Companies

ADIDAS Germany IKEA Sweden

AUCHAN

France

JCPENNEY USA

BEST BUY USA JERONIMO MARTINS Portugal

C&A Germany MARKS & SPENCER United Kingdom

CARREFOUR France MIGROS Switzerland

CASINO France MONOPRIX France

CHIQUITA USA PHILLIPS‐VAN HEUSEN USA

COOP SWITZERLAND Switzerland PICK ‘N PAY South Africa

DELHAIZE/HANNAFORD Belgium / USA ROYAL AHOLD The Netherlands

DELL USA SOBEY'S Canada

DOLE USA STARBUCKS COFFEE CO. USA

EL CORTE

INGLES

Spain

TESCO United

Kingdom

GAP INC USA THE WALT DISNEY CO. USA

GLOBUS Germany TIMBERLAND USA

HASBRO USA WALMART USA

HEWLETT PACKARD USA WOOLWORTHS Australia

ICA Sweden YAMADA DENKI CO. Japan

GSCP Executive Board GSCP Advisory Board

Marcela MANUBENS

(Chair)

PVH Antoine BERNARD

(Chair)

FIDH

Paul DEARMAN TESCO Alke BOESSIGER UNI Global Union

Carole DE MONTGOLFIER CARREFOUR Amir DOSSAL Global Partnership Forum

Alan HASSENFELD HASBRO Stephen FROST CSR Asia

George JAKSCH CHIQUITA Jan FURSTENBORG Former head of UNI Commerce

Rajan KAMALANATHAN WALMART Rafaël NEDZYNSKI FGTA – FO

Louise NICHOLLS MARKS&SPENCER Caroline REES HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL

Greg PRIEST

IKEA

David SCHILLING ICCR

Johann ZÜBLIN (Vice‐Chair)

Zoe McMAHON

MIGROS

HP



GSCP Expert Working Group on the Environmental Module (project completed)

Dietrich BARTELS C&A

Jay CELORIE / Mike VAUDREUIL HP

Jonathan GORMAN TESCO

Stéphanie

MATHEY

CARREFOUR

Greg PRIEST IKEA

Francesca SAVI WAL‐MART

Clément WARTHER ALCAN PACKAGING – to 10.2010

GSCP Expert Working Group on Management Systems

Lena BERGENDAHL ICA

Giles BOLTON TESCO

Leslie

COLLINS

HEWLETT

PACKARD

Pierre DE GINESTEL AUCHAN

Carole DE MONTGOLFIER CARREFOUR

Jaroslaw KIELAK IKEA

Tod PEPIN HANNAFORD

Sunil JACOB WAL‐MART

Kent WANG BEST BUY


The GSCP Equivalence Process

GSCP Expert Working Group on the Equivalence Process (project completed)

Karin BOGAERS ROYAL AHOLD

Karl DAUMUELLER HEWLETT PACKARD

Paul DEARMAN TESCO

George JAKSCH CHIQUITA

Armineh MARDIROSSIAN WOOLWORTHS

Chris McCANN WAL‐MART

Lena PRIPP

‐KOVAC

IKEA

Virginie SAUDRAIS CARREFOUR


Johann ZÜBLIN MIGROS



Data Sharing

GSCP Expert Working Group on Data Sharing

Experts from GSCP member companies External participants

Selcuk BUYUKOZER

ADIDAS

GROUP

Dominique

BAREA

BSCI

Ingrid CACERES THE WALT DISNEY CO. Catherine BEARE INTERTEK

Hazel CULLEY MARKS & SPENCER Justin BETTEY LEVEL WORKS

Nancy KACHLINE THE WALT DISNEY CO. Peter BURROWS FFC

Anwar KHAN WALMART Jose COPOVI‐KING SEDEX

Fran LANE MARKS & SPENCER Christian EWERT ICTI

Kiku LOOMIS PVH Stuart WEBSTER WRAP

Marcela MANUBENS PVH Sherri LIGON FLA

Hamlin METZGER BEST BUY Effie MARINOS SGS

Virginie SAUDRAIS CARREFOUR Steven OATES SAI

Will STEPHENS

TESCO

Simona

ROMANOSCHI

INTERTEK

Francisca VICENTE‐TAMARIN EL CORTE INGLÉS Matthew SMITH BV

Miguel VILLARREAL EL CORTE INGLÉS Pierre‐François THALER ECOVADIS

Joakim VINCZE BETTER WORK

Dan VOGEL ENABLON

Peter WALSH BV

Remediation and

capacity

building

GSCP Centralised Expert Working Group on Supplier Management Systems

Karin BOGAERS ROYAL AHOLD

Hazel CULLEY MARKS & SPENCER

Sylvain CUPERLIER DOLE

Pierre DE GINESTEL AUCHAN

Sunil JACOB WALMART

Daniel KÄLIN MIGROS

Roopa NAIR PHILLIPS‐VAN HEUSEN

Deanna ROBINSON GAP INC.

Virginie SAUDRAIS CARREFOUR

Roberto VEGA DOLE



Claudine Musitelli, VP Emma Cottin, Communication Manager

Tel. +33 1 82 00 95 76 Tel. +33 1 82 00 95 60

[email protected] [email protected]

Didier Bergeret, Senior Manager Mara Milanesi, Communication Coordinator

Tel. +33 1 82 00 95 88 Tel. +33 1 82 00 95 73

d.bergeret @theconsumergoodsforum.com [email protected]

Marie‐Bénédicte Beaudoin, Equivalence Process Manager

Tel. +33 1 82 00 95 92

[email protected]

Victoria Kirk, Coordinator

Tel. +33

1 82

00

95

88

[email protected]

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