- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - April 2013 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/35881?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/35881?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/35881?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - April 2013&body=ESG News from Social Accountability International (SAI) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/35881?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Business & Employee Engagement](/CSR-News/responsible-business-employee-engagement) # Social Accountability International's Newsletter - April 2013 ##### The latest news and events on CSR, human rights and supply chain management from Social Accountability International (SAI) Apr 25, 2013 11:20 AM ET Campaign: [Social Accountability International - Monthly Newsletter](/news/campaign/social-accountability-international-monthly-newsletter) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/April2013_SAInewslettercover.jpg "SAI April 2013 Newsletter - www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/2Primark_RAGSTrainingApril2013.jpg "SAI RAGS Project training in New Delhi, April 19, 2013. Primark's Pooja Singh shares her experience and guidance to the group about gender equity | www.sa-intl.org/indiarags") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/TeaPlantations_Assam.jpg "Tea plantations in West Bengal, India - SAI April Newsletter www.sa-intl.org/sanjivsingh") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/SanjivSingh_SA8000BasicCourse.jpg "SAI Lead Trainer Sanjiv Singh leads the SA8000 Basic Auditor Training in New York - www.sa-intl.org/basicsa8000course") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Nicaragua_bananas_women.png "Snapshot of workers in a banana packaging facility in Nicaragua | www.sa-intl.org/pillarsinpractice") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/YolandaBrenesHernandez.png "SAI Lead Trainer Yolanda Brenes | www.sa-intl.org/pillarsinpractice") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/April2013_SAInewslettercover.jpg?h=bebecc9e "SAI April 2013 Newsletter - www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/2Primark_RAGSTrainingApril2013.jpg?h=dec22bcf "SAI RAGS Project training in New Delhi, April 19, 2013. Primark's Pooja Singh shares her experience and guidance to the group about gender equity | www.sa-intl.org/indiarags") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/TeaPlantations_Assam.jpg?h=169292f1 "Tea plantations in West Bengal, India - SAI April Newsletter www.sa-intl.org/sanjivsingh") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SanjivSingh_SA8000BasicCourse.jpg?h=e4069912 "SAI Lead Trainer Sanjiv Singh leads the SA8000 Basic Auditor Training in New York - www.sa-intl.org/basicsa8000course") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Nicaragua_bananas_women.png?h=a2453e7e "Snapshot of workers in a banana packaging facility in Nicaragua | www.sa-intl.org/pillarsinpractice") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/YolandaBrenesHernandez.png?h=5b3c5828 "SAI Lead Trainer Yolanda Brenes | www.sa-intl.org/pillarsinpractice") [SAI April 2013 Newsletter](http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs128/1101273597722/archive/1113090737887.html) [SAI Response: Rana Plaza Building Collapse in Bangladesh](http://www.sa-intl.org/ranaplazabangladesh) This tragedy underscores broader infrastructure risks faced by workers everyday [Human Rights Training Draws on Past Experiences](http://sa-intl.org/sanjivsingh) Interview with SAI Lead Trainer Sanjiv Singh on his early tea plantation experience and its impact on his work to train for human rights at work [The UN Guiding Principles in Nicaraguan Agriculture](http://sa-intl.org/yolandabrenes) Interview with Yolanda Brenes | 'Pillars in Practice' Project Sustains Progress of Previous Initiatives [Call for Suppliers: Brazil Worker Engagement Program](http://www.sa-intl.org/brazilregistration) SAI invites São Paulo factories to join the Worker Engagement Program to improve health & safety systems [SA8000 Standard & Guidance Document Revision ](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1449) The SA8000 Standard & Guidance revision will provide considerably more specifics on fire safety [Promoting Gender Equity in India's Garment Sector](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1450) Over 450 individuals from over 200 garment factories trained through SAI's RAGS Project in India [How Companies Can Implement the UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights](http://www.sa-intl.org/unguidingprinciplescourse) This two-day training event aims to demonstrate how companies can transform principles to practice [Spotlight: SA8000 Certified Rug Company Kaleen ](http://www.sa-intl.org/SA8000kaleen) Rug News & Design Magazine Profiles Kaleen's Commitment to Social Responsibility [SA8000 Auditor Training in Lisbon](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1452) On April 15-19, 2013 SAI convened a Basic SA8000 Auditor Training course in Lisbon, Portugal [SA8000 Field Auditor Calibration Meeting: Vietnam](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1453) On March 21, 2013, Social Accountability Accreditation Services (SAAS) convened an SA8000 field auditor calibration meeting in Ho Chi Minh City **Highlights & Announcements** - [Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains](http://bit.ly/YE4r0x) On April 11, the U.S. Department of Labor hosted a free panel discussion that was streamed live online from Washington D.C. SAI Advisory Board member Bob Mitchell from Hewlett Packard was one of the panelists. One of the items discussed was the USDOL's toolkit for responsible business. Check out the toolkit at and a recap of the discussion at - . - [Ashoka Future Forum](http://bit.ly/Ze5sB4) SAI President Alice Tepper Marlin is a Founding Member of the Ashoka Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. On May 30-31, Ashoka will hosts its Future Forum in Washington D.C.- learn more: - [SAI President Interviewed in India's Textile Excellence Magazine](http://bit.ly/12ygFfu) The interview put out a call to all stakeholders in the garment industry to participate in SAI's SA8000 Standard revision. Read the article: . - [Corporate Branding & CSR](http://bit.ly/11ucNKj) This Spring 2013, SAI President Alice Tepper Marlin co-teaches a course at the NYU Stern School of Business with NYU Professor Bruce Buchanan. Representatives from SAI Corporate Programs member companies and experts in the sustainability and human rights field are among the guest lecturers: Amy Hall EILEEN FISHER; Laura Rubbo, Disney; Mike Posner, former head of the U.S. State Dept. - DRL; and Jeffrey Hollander, founder of Seventh Generation. Check out the syllabus - . 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