Social Compliance Audit Standards Open Knowledge Base
A structured knowledge base for social compliance and factory audit standards, kept up to date. Requirements, audit focus points and hands-on notes for amfori BSCI, Sedex SMETA, SLCP, WRAP, RBA, ICS, SA8000, ICTI, BetterWork, EcoVadis and more are organised as documents you can read directly, so factories, suppliers and auditors can find what they need quickly.
Browse by standard
3 categories in total. Click a card to open the documents in that category.
What you can find here
Besides the clauses of each standard, this site keeps the material a factory actually needs before and after an audit: preparation checklists, audit report templates, corrective action plan (CAP) templates, and the non-conformities that come up most often on site — working hours and overtime, wage calculation, fire safety and escape routes, chemical management, occupational health and safety, young workers and employee interviews.
Most search requests are covered by a matching document: BSCI audit process and grading, Sedex SMETA audit types (2-Pillar and 4-Pillar), SLCP self-assessment and verification, the WRAP 12 principles, the RBA Code of Conduct, ICS audit requirements, SA8000 system documents, ICTI CARE, BetterWork assessments, the EcoVadis rating method, and the audit requirements of brand customers such as Disney, Walmart, Target, Costco and Apple.
About this site
This site collects social compliance audit standards, buyer requirements and audit practice notes into a structured document library for factory compliance teams, auditors and suppliers.
- Access
- The first part of every document is open to guests; membership is required for the full text.
- Updates
- Documents are revised when a standard or a buyer requirement changes.
- Corrections
- If something is inaccurate or out of date, tell us and we will check and fix it.
- Scope
- Content is for learning and reference. Follow the latest official standard and your customer requirements.