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Adding value with our service portfolio
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations that share a commitment to improved working conditions throughout the supply chain. An ETI audit will inspect your processes, suppliers and facilities against the nine principles of the ETI Code, as well as ensuring you are compliant with relevant national and international legislation. Being able to demonstrate that your brand follows ETI standards provides consumers with the confidence that you trade in a fair and ethical manner.
The Ethical Trading Initiative identifies and promotes good practices in employment conditions in line with the ETI Base Code, which was negotiated and agreed upon by the founding trade union, NGO and corporate members of the ETI. Auditing for the ETI code offers multiple benefits:
TÜV SÜD is an internationally recognised and accredited auditing and testing body and has long expertise certifying companies for ETI compliance. We have a global network of highly skilled auditors who can monitor and assess your company’s production processes and facilities to ensure they are compliant with relevant ETI standards wherever in the world you are located.
We serve as a one-stop service provider for companies requiring social compliance programmes and management systems standards, integrating ETI audits with other management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, WRAP, SA8000®, BSCI and CoC.
We audit your company and your supply chain against the nine principles of the ETI Base Code:
Consumer trust is key when you manufacture or retail products that are part of everyone’s daily life
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