SA8000 results from a four-year work launched by the Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency (CEPPA), an agency of the Council on Economic Priorities (CEP). The CEP is a non-governmental organisation in the field of corporate social responsibility, it was established in 1969 and is based in New York.
The advisory board of the CEPPA has representatives from a broad spectrum of organisations, including manufacturing and service companies, financial institutions, management services companies, customer and supplier corporations, other non-governmental organisations, trade unions and academia. Among those contributing to the development of the standard were representatives from Toys "R" Us, Avon Products, OTTO-Versand, KPMG, Body Shop, Amnesty International, National Child Labour Committee, Sainsbury's, University of Texas, Belgian Workers Federation, Abrinq, International Textile Garment and Leather Workers Federation, Eileen Fisher, Grupo M.S.A., Amalgamated Bank, Reebok and SGS-ICS.
The development of SA8000 was not a governmental or sectorial scheme, and allegedly efforts were made for it not to be dominated by any individual interest group, however it is evident that the advisory board is largely dominated by representatives from the business and financial milieu.
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Social Accountability International (SAI)'s Advisory Board is prevented by its governance from being "dominated by representatives from the business and financial milieu", and has if practice been balanced in an exemplary manner. Half the members must be from the NGO & trade union sectors, half from business. You can see the current members at www.sa-intl.org.
ReplyDeleteAmong the NGO/trade union members are representatives of the World Wildlife Fund, three trade unions/federations representing over 20 million workers, CARE International, and the National Child Labor Committee. (Alternates serve only in place of a full member, allowing an institution a seat at the table even if the member cannot attend a meeting.)
Alice Tepper Marlin
President
SAI