Social Accountability International's Newsletter - August 2013

RAGS Project to Reduce Gender Discrimination in India
This 3 year program in garment factories is a humble effort to change the lives of women and to help establish a communications platform for workers and managers

Brazil: "Rapid Results" Approach to Worker Health & Safety
Updates from Wave 1's 30-day mark of the project's 100-day timeline

Tata Steel Earns 4th SA8000 Certification
The company has demonstrated compliance to SA8000 for nearly a decade

Pillars in Practice Project Update: Bangladesh
Interview with the CSR Centre Bangladesh on the climate for labor rights in Bangladesh

KPMG Sustainable Supply Chains
SAI leads seminar on securing long term business viability through sustainable supply chains in India

How Companies Can Implement the UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights
Two-day training event demonstrates how companies can transform principles to practice  

Webcast: Effective Social Compliance Management Systems
Improving Social Performance in the Global Supply Chain

Meet SAI's New Intern: Kritika Joshi
Based in New Delhi, we are pleased to welcome Ms. Joshi to the team 

Highlights & Announcements

• Workshop: Social Media for NGOS
  On August 10, SAI Communications Manager Joleen Ong led a two-hour workshop in Faridabad, India at the South Asian Fundraising Group's (SAFRG) 24th Annual Conference. Ms. Ong spoke about how NGOs can integrate social media tools to increase visibility and support fundraising efforts. The audience included over 20 representatives from global NGOs, including people from India, the Philippines, Thailand, US and the UK. Learn more at http://bit.ly/15Cqvuu.
• 'The Five Excuses Marketeers Use for Failing to Promote Sustainability' 
  SAI Advisory Board member Tensie Whelan, President of the Rainforest Alliance, wrote a guest article in the Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog about how many US companies are increasing their sustainability, but are reluctant to promote their efforts. Read it @http://bit.ly/16lRctJ.
• GoodWeave's Child-Labor-Free Rug Certification - A Step in the Right Direction
  Interesting article in the Guardian about GoodWeave's product certification in the handmade rug industry, which has helped to raise awareness of child labour and expose malpractice. Read it @bit.ly/16QkbCg
• White Paper: The 2013 CXO Study Sustainability and the C-Suite
  In July 2013, SAI Authorized Representative Newport Consulting Group released this white paper, which examines the leadership engagement, influence, motivations and engagement tools of C-suite executives. Read it @http://bit.ly/19s2xdY.