ETI - Ethical Trading Initiative

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations which promotes the implementation of corporate codes of practice which cover supply chain working conditions. Their ultimate goal is to ensure that the working conditions of workers producing for the UK market meet or exceed international labour standards.

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) produces guidelines aimed at the promotion and the improvement of ethical trade. The code of conduct has been elaborated in the UK by an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations.

It is composed of two key elements: the ETI Base Code and the accompanying Principles of Implementation. ETI has developed a code of labour practice - the 'Base Code' - reflecting the most relevant international standards with respect to labour practices which will be used as the basis of its work under the form of 9 statements.

ETI member companies are expected to adopt the Base Code, or to adopt their own code so long as it incorporates the Base Code. The Base Code which is accompanied by a set of general principles concerning implementation, provides a foundation for ETI's philosophy of learning.

The principles are:

  1. Commitment
  2. Monitoring, independent verification, and reporting
  3. Awareness raising and training
  4. Corrective actions
  5. Management procedures, pricing and incentives

Information

  • Author: The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) - multistakeholder
  • Application: Universal
  • Creation Date: 1998
  • Availability: Free
  • Pillars: Social

Source

http://www.ethicaltrade.org

Remarks

Specificity
Multistakeholders project in the UK. Since 1998, more than 50 companies are member, reaching about 40,000 suppliers and 6 million workers.

Nature of instrument - code of conduct

Purpose - declaration, implementation