- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - January 2013 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/33440?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/33440?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/33440?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - January 2013&body=ESG News from Social Accountability International (SAI) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/33440?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Business & Employee Engagement](/CSR-News/responsible-business-employee-engagement) # Social Accountability International's Newsletter - January 2013 ##### The latest news and events on CSR, human rights and supply chain management from Social Accountability International (SAI) Jan 29, 2013 10:30 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/jan2013cover.jpg "SAI January 2013 Newsletter - www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/SA8000course_2012Chittagong.JPG "Group photo of participants from the SA8000 Basic Auditor training course in Chittagong, Bangladesh on November 25-29, 2012. [Photo credit: Sanjiv Singh]") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/beraca2.png "Group photo from the event in Belém, Pará, Brazil where over 40 representatives attended this workshop, including SAI Representative Beat Grüninger who presented on the issue of child labor in Brazil. [Photo credit: Beat Grüninger]") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/emacs_stakeholders.JPG "During the event, participants engaged in a stakeholder mapping activity. To view more photos, visit facebook.com/socialaccountabilityinternational") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/SFChina_Dec2012_JH.jpg "In December, SAI Senior Manager Jane Hwang conducted a Social Fingerprint Training-of-Trainers in Shenzhen with SAI Authorized Representative, Shenzhen Madison Technical Services Co. From left: Mike Lee, Phoenix Zhang, Jane Hwang, Anie Zhu, Alina Zhu and Cherry Liu. ") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Glassfactorybrazil.jpg) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/jan2013cover.jpg?h=a4bad318 "SAI January 2013 Newsletter - www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SA8000course_2012Chittagong.JPG?h=52d3fcb6 "Group photo of participants from the SA8000 Basic Auditor training course in Chittagong, Bangladesh on November 25-29, 2012. [Photo credit: Sanjiv Singh]") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/beraca2.png?h=7b8729dd "Group photo from the event in Belém, Pará, Brazil where over 40 representatives attended this workshop, including SAI Representative Beat Grüninger who presented on the issue of child labor in Brazil. [Photo credit: Beat Grüninger]") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/emacs_stakeholders.JPG?h=9b087389 "During the event, participants engaged in a stakeholder mapping activity. To view more photos, visit facebook.com/socialaccountabilityinternational") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SFChina_Dec2012_JH.jpg?h=7a6e80fd "In December, SAI Senior Manager Jane Hwang conducted a Social Fingerprint Training-of-Trainers in Shenzhen with SAI Authorized Representative, Shenzhen Madison Technical Services Co. From left: Mike Lee, Phoenix Zhang, Jane Hwang, Anie Zhu, Alina Zhu and Cherry Liu. ") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Glassfactorybrazil.jpg?h=80055146) [Read SAI's January 2013 newsletter](http://conta.cc/14pUZCZ) **[SAI Releases 2011 Annual Report](http://www.sa-intl.org/ar2011)** The Annual Report highlights SAI's efforts in 2011 to advance and implement 'human rights at work' [**Urgent Notice: SA8000 Auditing for Fire Safety**](http://www.sa-intl.org/sa8000firesafety) Mandatory webinar for SA8000 auditors and trainees to enhance competence in health & safety [**Call for Suppliers: Brazil Worker Engagement Program**](http://www.sa-intl.org/brazilregistration) SAI invites factories in the São Paulo region to join the Worker Engagement Program to help enhance health and safety systems **[RAGS Project Exceeds Targets to Combat Gender Discrimination ](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1411)** The Project's workshops in India offer a timely focus on gender discrimination to foster change [**Brazil: Beraca Hosts Workshop for Suppliers in Amazon** ](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1412) 3rd annual workshop offered a forum for dialogue and discussion on sustainability issues [**1st Electronics Sector Roundtable Convenes in India**](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1413) SAI & Cividep joint roundtable draws a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss challenges in the sector, and a collective path forward [**Pillars in Practice Project Spotlight: Bangladesh**](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1414) The Bangladesh garment sector is one of the three countries and sectors that the PiP Project focuses on to implement the UN Guiding Principles [**Implementing the UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights** ](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&pageId=1316) Two-day Training Event - January 28-29, 2013 in Utrecht, The Netherlands [**SAI Advisory Board Updates**](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1416) Dorianne Beyer, Chair of the SAI Advisory Board's Membership Committee announced some recent developments to the board [**SA8000 Auditor Training in Chittagong**](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1415) On November 25-29, 2012 SAI convened a Basic SA8000 Auditor Training course in Chittagong, Bangladesh hosted by the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ). **Highlights & Announcements** - [**Parliament of India Passes Companies Bill** ](http://bit.ly/TmHIJf) On December 18, the Companies Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha (House of the People, Parliament of India) which aims to overhaul corporate governance norms. It will grant shareholders with greater powers to defend their rights and mandate companies to invest in CSR initiatives. Learn more @[http://bit.ly/TmHIJf ](http://bit.ly/TmHIJf) - [**U.S. Government on Business and Human Rights: Letter to the UN Working Group** ](http://1.usa.gov/10pqvw8) SAI's Pillars in Practice Program was included in this letter as an example of a U.S. government funded program that supports the UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights. Read it @[1.usa.gov/10pqvw8](http://1.usa.gov/10pqvw8) - [**35 Female CSR Leaders You've (Possibly) Never Heard Of** ](http://bit.ly/WbSQ7k) Representatives from SAI Corporate Program members- Laura Rubbo, Disney & Kindley Walsh-Lawlor, Gap Inc. were honored for their CSR efforts on this list by Triple Pundit. Congrats! See the list at - **[Market for Ethical Products Grows by Nearly $20 Billion Despite Economic Downturn ](http://bit.ly/U7adc0)** The annual Ethical Consumer Markets Report found that business intervention, together with regulatory intervention, is driving ethical sales growth. Read it at - [**ISEAL Credibility Principles Workshop** ](http://www.isealalliance.org/our-work/defining-credibility/our-credibility-principles) On December 5 in New Delhi, SAI Training Coordinator Stephanie Wilson & India Project Director Rishi Sher Singh attended this workshop on ISEAL's upcoming [Credibility Principles ](http://www.isealalliance.org/our-work/defining-credibility/our-credibility-principles) - **Rainforest Alliance Living Wage Workshop** On January 30, SAI Europe Representative Edwin Koster and Advisory Board member Dorianne Beyer will attend and present at this workshop in Amsterdam. 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