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
Working areas
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