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The AVE Sector Model Social Responsibility
Implementation of social minimum requirements at import suppliers
Achim Lohrie
Systain Consulting GmbH
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 2002 Systain Consulting GmbH
Contents
1. Project goals
2. Underlying social standard
3. Products and import markets included in the project
4. Participating trading companies
5. Procedures and instruments
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1. Project goals
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The project goals
... effective implementation of minimum social standards by combining
market forces of the trading companies involved
... on the basis of a common social standard
... by using uniform instruments
... according to uniform procedures without placing excessive demands
on suppliers
... avoiding duplication of measures at identical suppliers and dividing
responsibilities fairly
... achieving a considerable number of SA 8000 certifications and in any
event gain experience on the practicability of the SA 8000 system
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2. The underlying social standard
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The AVE sector model is linked to the SA 8000 standard
(I)
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Combining the joint declaration „AVE -acting worldwide in a socially
responsible manner“ with SA 8000 standard, but
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making SA 8000 practicable through 2 development stages
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1st stage obligatory: Social minimum requirements (part B of
questionnaire), with
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pragmatic social management system and documentation
requirements reasonable for all business sizes
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Responsibility of main suppliers initially only for social performance
of their sub-contractors (not the entire value-added chain)
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Payment of the statutory minimum wage or normal industry wage if
this is higher than the statutory minimum wage
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The AVE sector model is linked to the SA 8000 standard
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(II)
Making SA 8000 practicable through 2 development stages
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2nd stage on a voluntary basis but encouragement of suppliers by
participating trading companies: „Full scope SA 8000“ (part C of the
questionnaire), in particular
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Social management systems and documentation obligations including
communication obligations
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Responsibility of the main suppliers for the entire value-added chain
including social performance of own suppliers, sub-suppliers,
subcontractors and home workers
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Living wage
 Support from SAI*, New York
* Social Accountability International
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3. Procedures and instruments
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The AVE sector model combines audits at the suppliers with
training/controlling measures for the suppliers (I)
• Audits
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solely by SAI-accredited companies
commissioned by the main suppliers or by the participating trading
companies for the main suppliers
only on the basis of the AVE questionnaire
generally at the expense of the main suppliers
must comply in all respects with AVE‘s quality and procedural
specifications including SAI accreditation regulations
 The audits with their 2 corrective action plans (questionnaire part B
„Minimum Requirements“ and part C „Full Scope SA 8000“) give
information on the performance of the main suppliers
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The AVE sector model combines audits at the suppliers with
training/controlling measures for the suppliers (II)
• Training/controlling measures
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by trading companies themselves, service providers of the trading
companies and/or „Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit“ (GTZ)
in the import markets
on the basis of the 2 audit corrective action plans (questionnaire part B
„Minimum Requirements“ and part C „SA 8000 Full Scope“)
according to uniform procedures
 Development of an AVE information system to ensure
coordination of audits and training measures
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Process chain AVE sector model (I)
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Awarding of audit contract
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to SAI-accredited audit
companies
by participating trading
company or main supplier
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Notification on audit contract
and intended start of audit
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Audit implementation
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on the basis of uniform
AVE questionnaire
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according to the quality
and procedural
specifications of AVE
including SAI accreditation
regulations
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to AVE info system
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to participating trading
company if it did not award
the contract itself
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by SAI-accredited audit
companies/main suppliers
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by participating trading
company if it awarded
contract itself
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at main suppliers
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solely by SAI-accredited
audit companies
Formula: „Audit contract
awarded to xyz audit
company on ....., audit start
on ......
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generally at the expense
of the main suppliers
•
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Process chain AVE sector model (II)
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Preparation of audit reports
incl. corrective action plans
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Corrective action plan part B
of questionnaire „Minimum
Requirements“
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Corrective action plan Part C
of questionnaire „Full Scope
SA 8000“
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by SAI-accredited audit
companies and main
suppliers
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Audit reports incl.
corrective action plans
sent to participating
trading company
• by main suppliers
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Coaching/controlling of main
suppliers and (sub-contractors) on
basis of the audit reports, esp. of
the corrective action plans part B
and (as far as the main supplier
wants to) part C of questionnaire
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by participating trading company
and/or service provider
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by GTZ with local structures
(have to be built up in most
of the import markets)
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according to uniform procedures
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generally at the expense of
the participating trading
companies
Process chain AVE sector model (III)
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Notification of supplier status
to AVE info system
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by participating trading
company
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Review of implementation of
corrective action plans
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Formula: „in training
procedure“
In the case of main suppliers
which are not SA 8000 certifiable
or not willing to be certified
under re-audits; yardstick:
Implementation of correction plan
part B of questionnaire
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In the case of main suppliers
which are certifiable and willing
to be certified under an SA 8000
certification audit on basis of
corrective action plans parts B + C
of questionnaire
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by SAI-accredited audit companies
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generally on the expense of
main suppliers
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Re-audit report or SA 8000
certificate (copy) sent to
participating trading company
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by the main supplier
Process chain AVE sector model (IV)
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Notification of supplier status to
AVE info system
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by participating trading
company
Formula: „Training procedure
completed and re-audit(s)
carried out on ....“
or
Formula: „SA 8000 certificate
valid to ...“
For main suppliers which are
not SA 8000-certified every 3
years repeat of the procedure
beginning with
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For SA 8000-certified main
suppliers, monitoring of
maintenance of certificate
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by participating trading
company with notification to
the AVE info system
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