Social Audit

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Selecting the right social compliance standard

Selecting the right social compliance standard

Factory Audits
Auditing a new supplier against social compliance standards is a must. Such an audit ensures that the business has formal social and ethical guidelines in place throughout their operations and that labor rights are being respected. But just which social compliance audit should you be conducting? Should you utilize an RBA audit? A BSCI audit? […]
Pro QC Supplier Management Service – From Supplier Identification to End Quality

Pro QC Supplier Management Service – From Supplier Identification to End Quality

Supplier Management
By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team Part 2 – Supplier Development, Continuous Improvement, Ideal Outcomes Supplier Development In tandem with the creation of a functional supplier, a relationship is effective supplier development. This is essentially a focus on analyzing your supplier’s performance and establishing an action plan to ensure sustained performance, which in turn […]
A Guide to Supplier Management

A Guide to Supplier Management

Supplier Management
By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team Part 1 – Supplier Identification, Quality Systems Audits & Supplier Relationship Management You’ve already defined your targets in support of your business strategy. You have designed and defined the product specifications that are necessary to fulfill your customer’s needs. Now you just need to find and collaborate with […]
Connecting Stakeholder Theory and Social Responsibility

Connecting Stakeholder Theory and Social Responsibility

Factory Audits
An article we recently contributed to ASQ’s Quality Management Forum (Winter 2017) connects Stakeholder Theory and Social Responsibility (SR). “Edward Freeman described Stakeholder Theory as a proactive approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Looking outward to groups or individuals impacted by an organization’s activities, Stakeholder Theory encourages organizations to identify key entities affected and consider […]