Social responsibility
Promoting the adoption of sound social and labour practices, the creation of decent jobs and the improvement of working conditions
What we do
Providing information on social standards with Standards Map and driving convergence through benchmarking and cooperation with industry platforms. Working with standards organizations to build on their commonalities rather than developing parallel and sometimes conflicting solutions.
Why we do it
Trade needs to address internationally recognized social and labour standards to ensure that the poor and vulnerable are not left behind, bearing the brunt of low wages and poor working conditions driven by an increasingly competitive trading environment.
How we do it
Providing value chain actors and key stakeholders with transparency and traceability tools, benchmarking methodologies and key intelligence to ensure the adoption of social responsibility without overburdening MSMEs.
What we focus on
Helping MSMEs to implement socially sustainable business practices to increase their competitiveness and reduce adverse business risks and unethical labour practices.
Standards Map:
Your roadmap to sustainable trade
A free tool to find transparent information and discover trends on standards for environmental protection, labour rights, business ethics and more.
Learn about 300 standards
Identify standards by different criteria
Explore and compare standards
Evaluate the market trends
Connect with sustainable enterprises
Assess your business online
eco.business Fund Sustainability Standards Self-Assessment Tool
The eco.business Fund and the International Trade Centre have joined forces to enable businesses assess compliance against sustainability standards and potentially access preferential bank loans based on their sustainability score
The Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP)-International Trade Centre (ITC) Joint Portal
Creating easier methods whereby buyers, suppliers and producers can understand their sustainability compliance and measure themselves against the GSCP best practice tools.
Social and Labor Convergence Program – SLCP Gateway
An initiative led by the world’s leading manufacturers, brands, retailers, industry groups, international and governmental organizations, service providers and civil society groups, to eliminate audit fatigue.