BSCI
Business Social Compliance Initiative
BSCI stands for “Business Social Compliance Initiative” and is an organization that develops common European codes of conduct and monitoring systems for social standards. The code is intended to ensure the protection of employee rights.
Membership is voluntary, but companies can prove that they and their suppliers respect and comply with social and ethical standards. What is taken for granted in Germany is still uncharted territory for some countries and the Code of Conduct is therefore based on 13 elements: Management practices, documentation, working hours, remuneration, child and forced labor, freedom of association, discrimination, working conditions health and social facilities, occupational safety and environmental protection. Independent certification bodies regularly check the self-imposed compliance with the BSCI standards.
