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Oversight and accountability in the social auditing industry: The role of social compliance initiatives

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  • Carolijn TERWINDT
  • Amy ARMSTRONG

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The 2013 Rana Plaza collapse led to increased awareness of abusive working conditions in the garment industry. Much attention has since been paid to the role and responsibility of retailing companies. The responsibility of social auditing companies, however, has often been overlooked. The authors investigate the systems in place to detect and address substandard auditing that fails to detect violations of workers' rights. They find that, in practice, oversight of social auditors and sanctions for substandard audits are both limited. In this light, this article explores how social compliance initiatives can play a role in improving verification of audit quality and ensuring accountability.

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  • Carolijn TERWINDT & Amy ARMSTRONG, 2019. "Oversight and accountability in the social auditing industry: The role of social compliance initiatives," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 158(2), pages 245-272, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:intlab:v:158:y:2019:i:2:p:245-272
    DOI: 10.1111/ilr.12143
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    1. Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut & Lenschow, Andrea & Challies, Edward & Cotta, Benedetta & Newig, Jens, 2021. "Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    2. Norma Schönherr, 2022. "Same Same but Different? A Quantitative Exploration of Voluntary Sustainability Standards in Agriculture," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-18, April.
    3. Iain J. Fraser & Martin Müller & Julia Schwarzkopf, 2020. "Dear supplier, how sustainable are you?," NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum | Sustainability Management Forum, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 127-149, December.
    4. Iain J. Fraser & Julia Schwarzkopf & Martin Müller, 2020. "Exploring Supplier Sustainability Audit Standards: Potential for and Barriers to Standardization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-31, October.
    5. Stephanie BARRIENTOS & Lara BIANCHI & Cindy BERMAN, 2019. "Gender and governance of global value chains: Promoting the rights of women workers," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 158(4), pages 729-752, December.

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