The Implementation of the SA8000 Standard by Contemporary Enterprises
The Implementation of the SA8000 Standard by Contemporary Enterprises
Author(s): Katarzyna Olejniczak-SzusterSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Sociology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; SA8000
Summary/Abstract: One of the first social standards aimed at promoting labour rights for employees throughout the worldis the SA8000 standard, referred to as social accountability 8000. The standard has been introduced topromote decent working conditions and to encourage enterprises to develop, sustain and apply sociallyaccepted practices in the workplace. The aim of the paper is to present SA8000, along with its practicalapplication by enterprises in different parts of the world. The article discusses reasons for applying SA8000by selected companies and its benefits. In addition to theoretical aspects of the SA8000 certificationprocess, SAAS data is presented, according to which, by the end of December 2018, the total numberof enterprises that apply the social responsibility management system based on SA 8000 was 3,232.They operate in 56 sectors of 64 countries and employ 2,047,066 workers.
Journal: Problemy Zarządzania
- Issue Year: 17/2019
- Issue No: 2 (82)
- Page Range: 170-185
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English, Polish