RESPONSIBLE SPORT INITIATIVE​

RSI – RESPONSIBLE SPORT INITIATIVE

The RSI Standard International Recognized Principles.

One industry – One standard

  • Based on WFSGI Code of Conduct – SGI wide application
  • CoC principles reflect ILO Conventions, The Universal Declaration of HR and internationally accepted occupational health and safety standards.

Issues Covered

  • Forced labour
  • Non-discrimination
  • FoA / collective bargaining
  • Wages and benefits
  • Hours of work
  • Regular employment
  • Child labour
  • Health and safety
  • Harassment or abuse
  • Environment

Build on what others have learned

Common Auditing Solution

  • Agreed standard for social & environmental requirements
  • One audit scope for all users (one single audit questionnaire)
  • User protocol prescribes harmonized audit mechanism/procedure
  • One single shared audit per factory
  • Costs for audits of shared factories are equally split
  • Audit report sharing on FFC – Fair Factories Clearinghouse

BENEFITS AND IMPLICATIONS – FOR BRANDS

Efforts and cost savings

  • Create understanding across supply chain with centralized industry auditing system
  • Streamlined communication and information exchange
  • Audit information sharing
  • Equal audit cost sharing
  • Optional outsourcing of audit administration
  • Liability protection
  • Cost savings
  • Pooled forces increase chances of success – enhance corrective actions

BENEFITS AND IMPLICATIONS – FOR SUPPLIERS

Efficiency and less audits

  • Prevention of audit duplication and fatigue
  • One single CoC supporting standard with indicators of compliance
  • One single CAP template
  • One single grading system
  • Harmonized and agreed remediation process
  • Reduced costs
  • Harmonized communication, less confusion
  • Shared tools
  • Solution to show active commitment

BENEFITS AND IMPLICATIONS – FFC BENEFITS

All in one place

  • Foster culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
  • RSI as neutral place to go
  • RSI secretariat as central administration and contact point
  • FFC as one-stop shop and central communication hub for companies to communicate with all relevant parties
  • Possibility for suppliers to update information autonomously on FFC

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