- Child Labour
- Forced Labour
- Health and Safety
- Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining
- Discrimination
- Disciplinary Practices
- Working Hours
- Remuneration
- Management System
W o r l d L e a d e r C e r t i f i c a t i o n

SA 8000 concerns all companies, regardless of their size and activity that aim at continuously improving labour conditions and communicate their performance to all relevant stakeholders and interested parties. At the same time, it addresses relevant labour issues also to sub-contractors and thus it may influence the entire supply chain.


The social accountability management system is compatible to other existing management systems that an organization may have implemented, such as quality, environment and health and safety. In particular regarding ISO 26000, this standard is a guidance document focused on improvement of working conditions and is a step forward before implementing and certifying with SA8000.

Provided that the Certification Audit of the organization’s Social Accountability Management System is successful, the Certificate may be issued shortly and uploaded on SAAS global database. The SA8000 certificate is valid for three years during which semi-annual surveillance audits must take place.