Palm leaf auditing according to the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
When working with our palm leaf partner Magnus Eco Concepts (MEC) in India, we attach great importance to social working conditions and fair wages within the production facility. To make sure that these remain at least at the same high level, we visit our partner several times a year. The personal visits naturally also contribute to a closer and more familiar relationship between us and the management of MEC.
In order to also convince you of the social conditions on site, we have joined the amfori organisation as a member. Amfori is a global organisation dedicated to improving working conditions in multi-stage supply and processing chains of companies. To ensure that all regulations are complied with, recurring audits of the entire supply chain take place. Here, compliance with social values and principles such as occupational safety, discrimination, fair wages, etc. is checked according to the specifications of the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI). Following the principles of the amfori Code-Of-Conduct, we regularly have our suppliers in the Far East audited according to the strict BSCI criteria.
MEC passed this audit again in April 2019 - conducted by BureauVeritas - and is thus qualified according to the BSCI standard (BureauVeritas audit report*). So, you can be sure that our palm goods are produced under fair and safe working conditions.
The amfori Code of Conduct describes the 11 most important basic social principles that a company must fulfil in order to obtain the BSCI qualification. The Code is designed to protect labour rights and is based on international labour legislation such as the ILO Core Labour Standards, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Each participating company and its labour partners commit to implementing these core principles throughout their supply and processing chain.
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