Featured Stories | February 2024

Now Available: Social Compliance Systems Handbook and Toolkit for the Palm Oil Sector

The Palma Futuro handbook and toolkit are now available in English and Spanish. Designed to help companies of any size easily understand and implement robust social compliance systems to promote acceptable working conditions in palm oil supply chains in Latin America, these resources are compilations of good practices and lessons learned from project activities conducted with companies and guilds in Colombia and Ecuador.

Download the Handbook and Toolkit

Lessons from the OECD Garment and Footwear Forum 2024

SAI was thrilled to connect with and hear from so many working to advance due diligence in supply chains at the 2024 OECD Due Diligence in Garment and Footwear Forum in Paris February 21-22. Three key themes underpinning good due diligence practice emerged: the importance of deepening buyer-supplier relationships, advancing wages, and increasing worker voice.

Register Now! IRIS Ethical Recruitment Auditor Training Course in New York City

This new course prepares auditors to audit the International Office of Migration's International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS) Standard and helps all interested stakeholders gain a deeper understanding of how to implement ethical recruitment principles in the context of international migration.

Date: April 2-5, 2024 (9am-5pm)

Location: 9 East 37th Street, 10th floor

New York, NY, United States

Register Now! Social Accountability Consultant Virtual Course

SAI’s Social Accountability Consultant Course is a unique opportunity for consultants to advance their knowledge and skills in an interactive and engaging workshop setting. Participants learn to facilitate better social performance through a management systems and capacity building approach that integrates workers' voices. This course is one of the requirements for consultants to join the Social Accountability Consultant Registry.

Upcoming Virtual Session:

May 14 -16, 2024

6-8am ET / 12-2pm CET /

4:30-6:30pm IST

Registration Information

SA8000 Introduction & Basic Auditor Training Course

March 18 – 22: Coimbatore, India | English
March 25 – 29: Naples, Italy | Italian
March 25 – 29: Shenzhen, China | Chinese
April 15 – 19: Vienna, Austria | English
April 22 – 26: New Delhi, India | English
May 13 – 17: Jakarta, Indonesia | English
May 13 – 17: Istanbul, Turkey | English
May 20 – 24: Dhaka, Bangladesh | English
May 27 – 31: Shanghai, China | Chinese

SA8000 Advanced Auditor Training

June 17 – 19: Naples, Italy | English and Italian

View Full Course List & Registration Information

Updates from the Anker Institute

The Anker Research Institute's new website is now live.

Click here to see the updated website!

While you're there, check out their new report on Gender Pay Gaps in Global Supply Chains and accompanying event recording from the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector.

The Anker Institute is the independent research arm of the

Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) and SAI is the institutional host.

SAI is Hiring

SAI is hiring for several roles across our projects and programs. Apply to join our dynamic global team!

Social Compliance Expert, MY Voice (Malaysia)
Administrative Assistant (Malaysia)
SAAS Accreditation Auditor (Various Locations)

Learn more and apply on our Careers page.