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Factory Audit Selection Tips

July 7, 2024 by Adrian Leighton

Factory Audit Selection Tips

Let's discuss factory audit selection, covering the ins and outs of different audits and how to select the best one for your needs. You'll learn about initial factory evaluations, quality system audits, social compliance audits, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Factory Audits Tagged With: auditing suppliers, factory audit tips, quality system audits, social compliance audits

Social Audits: 4 Reasons Why Testing, Inspection, & Certification Firms Should NOT Do Them

July 1, 2024 by Renaud Anjoran

Social Audits 4 Reasons Why Testing, Inspection, & Certification Firms Should NOT Do Them

Over the past 15 years, I have been shocked by the large-scale malpractice that social compliance audits represent. I wrote about it in several articles: Social compliance audits in factories: perverse effects Social Compliance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Compliance Tagged With: auditing suppliers, social compliance audits

How To Prepare For A Factory Audit?

March 7, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

How To Prepare For A Factory Audit?

From time to time, someone asks me for advice on how to prepare for a factory audit. Since we have run an auditing service for years, we have a few ideas about this. I collected some of my usual advice in this article*. *(I am assuming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Factory Audits Tagged With: audits, factory audit tips, social compliance audits

Social Compliance Audits: Fear, Lies, and Corruption

October 4, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Social Compliance Audits: Fear, Lies, and Corruption

Over the weekend, I came upon a webinar that gives a relatively nice overview of the issues surrounding social compliance audits, particularly in Asia. It was shot by a new company called Mosaic. If I had to summarize it, I'd use these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ethical Sourcing Tagged With: factory audits, social compliance audits

Using Factory Audits To Qualify Your Chinese Suppliers

May 17, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Using Factory Audits To Qualify Your Chinese Suppliers

When I talk to someone who is contemplating whether they should work with a particular supplier, I advise them to visit the factory and/or have it audited. And this can lead to confusion, as the next question is usually "what type of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Factory Audits Tagged With: auditing suppliers, audits, continuous auditing, factory audit tips, factory audits, quality system audits, social compliance audits

Brands and Retailers: Please Stop Doing Social Compliance Audits in Asia

January 27, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Brands and Retailers: Please Stop Doing Social Compliance Audits in Asia

Finbarr Bermingham and Cissy Zhou wrote an interesting article in the South China Morning Post, entitled Bribes, fake factories and forged documents: the buccaneering consultants pervading China’s factory audits. An interesting Linkedin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ethical Sourcing Tagged With: employee conditions, factory audit tips, factory audits, operator conditions, social compliance, social compliance audits


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