- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - June 2013 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/37516?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/37516?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/37516?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - June 2013&body=ESG News from Social Accountability International (SAI) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/37516?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Business & Employee Engagement](/CSR-News/responsible-business-employee-engagement) # Social Accountability International's Newsletter - June 2013 ##### The latest news and events on CSR, human rights and supply chain management from Social Accountability International (SAI) Jun 25, 2013 11:15 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/SAINewsletter_June2013cover.png "SAI June 2013 Newsletter - www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/OEKOTEX_SAItraining1.png "SAI trains OEKO-TEX® auditors to assess social working conditions in textile facilities | www.sa-intl.org/oekotex") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/MonaGuptaSAIRagsProject2.jpg "SAI local trainer Mona Gupta comments on the RAGS Project in India, focusing on gender equity in the garment sector | www.sa-intl.org/monagupta") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/IFCGroupphotoSerbia_SAInewsletter.jpeg "Group photo of the SAI team IFC staff and colleagues from Vino Zupa in Serbia. [Photo credit: Yogendra Chaudhry]") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SAINewsletter_June2013cover.png?h=ba078478 "SAI June 2013 Newsletter - www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/OEKOTEX_SAItraining1.png?h=f66947a2 "SAI trains OEKO-TEX® auditors to assess social working conditions in textile facilities | www.sa-intl.org/oekotex") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/MonaGuptaSAIRagsProject2.jpg?h=30c1b1b5 "SAI local trainer Mona Gupta comments on the RAGS Project in India, focusing on gender equity in the garment sector | www.sa-intl.org/monagupta") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/IFCGroupphotoSerbia_SAInewsletter.jpeg?h=7a6e80fd "Group photo of the SAI team IFC staff and colleagues from Vino Zupa in Serbia. [Photo credit: Yogendra Chaudhry]") [Read SAI's June 2013 newsletter](http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs128/1101273597722/archive/1113918751466.html) **[SAI Leadership Transitions to Shared CEO Role](http://sa-intl.org/sharedceorole)** Starting July 2013, SAI President and Executive Director will alternate as CEO, working with new Director of Operations **[SAI Pilots ESMS Handbook & Toolkit for IFC in Serbia](http://sa-intl.org/ESMShandbookserbia)** SAI launches pilot at Vino Zupa's Fruit Juice and Wine Production Plants **[SAI's Training Team in India Grows for 'WE Programme'](http://sa-intl.org/weprogrammeindiatrainers)** Meet the trainers for Tchibo GmbH's 'WE Programme' in India **[RAGS Project: Interview with Mona Gupta](http://sa-intl.org/monagupta)** SAI local trainer Mona Gupta comments on the RAGS Project in India, focusing on gender equity in the garment sector **[Stakeholder Engagement: SA8000 Revision Process](http://sa-intl.org/VenuBalakrishnan)** Featuring excerpts of an interview with an SA8000 Standard stakeholder on how it can be strengthened **[SAI Supports OEKO-TEX® 'STeP' Auditor Training](http://sa-intl.org/oekotex)** SAI trains OEKO-TEX® auditors to assess social working conditions in textile facilities **[How Companies Can Implement the UN Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights](http://sa-intl.org/unguidingprinciplescourse)** Two-day training event demonstrates how companies can transform principles to practice **[Meet SAI's New Intern: Ewa Bialoglowska](http://sa-intl.org/EwaBialoglowska)** We are pleased to welcome Ms. Bialogloska, in her own words [**Highlights & Announcements**](http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs128/1101273597722/archive/1113918751466.html#LETTER.BLOCK92) - **[Bipartisan Policy Center Convenes Meeting on Bangladesh Apparel Industry](http://bipartisanpolicy.org/news/press-releases/2013/05/leading-north-american-retailers-and-brands-address-systemic-safety-issu)** On June 7, SAI Founding Committee Advisory Board member Mort Winston, Professor of Philosophy at the College of New Jersey, represented SAI at this meeting in Washington D.C. The meeting convened a multi-stakeholder group which included the Bangladesh Ambassador to the U.S. Akramul Qader and Executive director of the US Bangladesh Advisory Council Shamarukh Mohiuddin to listen to and discuss concerns regarding the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. At the meeting Dr. Winston underscored the need for collaboration. He specifically noted: "It is crucial that this effort bring brokered by the BPC should be in alignment with the goals, intentions and activities of the Bangladesh Accord, in an effort to strengthen, and not divert, the needed cooperation and attention to the major task ahead in Bangladesh." - **[Timberland CSR Report Integrates Social Fingerprint®](http://responsibility.timberland.com/reporting/goals-and-progress/#csr-factory_social_performance)** In May 2013, Timberland (a Signatory Corporate Program member) released its annual CSR Report, which demonstrated its use of the Social Fingerprint® framework and scoring methodology to assess its Tier 1 factories' social performance. Read it @[ow.ly/lyPiU](http://responsibility.timberland.com/reporting/goals-and-progress/#csr-factory_social_performance). 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