Our consultant Anne Manschot graduated with honours last year for her research on the effectiveness of social compliance audits. During this breakfast seminar, she will present the main outcomes of her paper and discuss recommendations for brands, auditors, standard setters and other actors.

Companies ask their suppliers to comply with international guidelines regarding human rights, and specifically labour rights. To check whether this is actually happening, audits are carried out at the suppliers – whether or not by third parties. A positive audit report should demonstrate that the supplier is actually caring for its employees. In her paper ‘Can a picture say more than a thousand words? Examining the effectiveness of social compliance auditing’, Anne examined whether a certificate or an audit report actually contributes to improving the labour conditions in the workplace.

Breakfast will be provided in the form of a buffet. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know upon registration.

Optional reading material:

For the full version of the paper, please click here.

For a quick read, have a look at an article about the outcomes here.

Please note: Registration to this seminar requires participation. If you cannot make it despite having registered, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance. Should you fail to inform us in time, we have the right to invoice you a cancellation fee of 50 euros.