A question on 3rd Party Sustainability Audit Cost

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Is it an accepted practice by big corporates to ask suppliers to take up sustainability audit from 3rd party certifying agencies of their choice and make the suppliers pay for the audit ??
 
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Re: A question on 3rd party audit cost ...

Is it an accepted practice by big corporates to ask suppliers to take up sustainability audit from 3rd party certifying agencies of their choice and make the suppliers pay for the audit ??
What is the reason for the surprise? On a daily basis, customers mandate suppliers to attain certification to standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS9100, etc...Sustainability, to be real, has to be flown down through the supply chain. So, why the surprise?
 

somashekar

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Re: A question on 3rd party audit cost ...

What is the reason for the surprise? On a daily basis, customers mandate suppliers to attain certification to standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS9100, etc...Sustainability, to be real, has to be flown down through the supply chain. So, why the surprise?
The surprise is that these audits are based upon specific " customer sustainability audit service " and conducted by their selected audit body.
Further if one is certified to ISO 14K, OHSAS 18K and the SA8000 (SAAS) can the company be called as sustainability certified ?
 

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Further if one is certified to ISO 14K, OHSAS 18K and the SA8000 (SAAS) can the company be called as sustainability certified ?
Not really. "Sustainability" is a broad term, to which no current standard(s), or combination thereof, exists. But certainly, more and more organizations will be seeking ways to demonstrate to interested stakeholders that they are supporting "sustainability", green and are "socially responsible."
 

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Re: A question on 3rd party audit cost ...

The surprise is that these audits are based upon specific " customer sustainability audit service " and conducted by their selected audit body.
Further if one is certified to ISO 14K, OHSAS 18K and the SA8000 (SAAS) can the company be called as sustainability certified ?
The supplier always has to option not to do the audit and not pay for it, but has then to accept the risks and consequences (such as de-sourcing).
 

gpainter

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Check out the UL 880. The BIFMA e-3 is also a combo standard Product, Facility and Organization, geared toward furniture. Audit cost for it varies but ours is around $20,000 initially and $8000 there after.
 
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