- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - March 2013 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/35118?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/35118?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/35118?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Social Accountability International's Newsletter - March 2013&body=ESG News from Social Accountability International (SAI) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/35118?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Business & Employee Engagement](/CSR-News/responsible-business-employee-engagement) # Social Accountability International's Newsletter - March 2013 ##### The latest news and events on CSR, human rights and supply chain management from Social Accountability International (SAI) Mar 28, 2013 11:45 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/cover_SAImarch2013newsletter.jpg "SAI Newsletter - March 2013 | www.sa-intl.org/news ") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/UNwomen_womensempowermentprinciples.jpg "From left: Cover of the Gender Equity Seal certification system & implementation strategy; SAI Project Manager Caroline Lewis spoke at the 5th Annual Women's Empowerment Principles event in NYC on March 6. It was streamed live online | www.sa-intl.org/genderequityseal") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Rishi_UNGCCEOForum.jpg "At the UN Global Compact Network India's 'CEO Forum' SAI Program Director Rishi Sher Singh presents on the Guiding Principles, and highlights a case study on women's rights in India. View more photos from the Forum on SAI's Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/Y8aSMA | www.sa-intl.org/news ") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/CPRtraining_NYC1.jpg "On March 26, SAI staff are trained in CPR by the Fire Department of New York. Learn more about how you can get your workplace trained @on.nyc.gov/XdI0Tv | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/EFampersand.jpg "Photos from the EILEEN FISHER 'Ampersand' site: eileenfisherampersand.com. From left: EILEEN FISHER's Director of Social Consciousness & SAI Advisory Board member, Amy Hall; hand loom weavers making scarves at the SA8000 certified supplier factory, Shingora; EILEEN FISHER's Human Rights Specialist Luna Lee (right) at a supplier factory in China | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Zimbabwe_goldmining1.jpg "Workers operating in one of the many gold mines in Zimbabwe | www.sa-intl.org/pillarsinpractice") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/dhaka_SA8000auditortrainingFeb2013.jpg "Group photo of participants from the Basic SA8000 Auditor Training course in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17-21, 2013 with SAI Lead Trainer Badri Gulur. View more photos from SA8000 auditor trainings on SAI's Facebook page: facebook.com/socialaccountabilityinternational [Photo credit: Badri Gulur] | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Marta_Maireles_ISEAL1.jpg "ISEAL Alliance Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator, Marta Maireles Gonzáles | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/cover_SAImarch2013newsletter.jpg?h=13ff13b3 "SAI Newsletter - March 2013 | www.sa-intl.org/news ") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/UNwomen_womensempowermentprinciples.jpg?h=59d8c937 "From left: Cover of the Gender Equity Seal certification system & implementation strategy; SAI Project Manager Caroline Lewis spoke at the 5th Annual Women's Empowerment Principles event in NYC on March 6. It was streamed live online | www.sa-intl.org/genderequityseal") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Rishi_UNGCCEOForum.jpg?h=dec22bcf "At the UN Global Compact Network India's 'CEO Forum' SAI Program Director Rishi Sher Singh presents on the Guiding Principles, and highlights a case study on women's rights in India. View more photos from the Forum on SAI's Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/Y8aSMA | www.sa-intl.org/news ") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/CPRtraining_NYC1.jpg?h=827069f2 "On March 26, SAI staff are trained in CPR by the Fire Department of New York. Learn more about how you can get your workplace trained @on.nyc.gov/XdI0Tv | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/EFampersand.jpg?h=21860587 "Photos from the EILEEN FISHER 'Ampersand' site: eileenfisherampersand.com. From left: EILEEN FISHER's Director of Social Consciousness & SAI Advisory Board member, Amy Hall; hand loom weavers making scarves at the SA8000 certified supplier factory, Shingora; EILEEN FISHER's Human Rights Specialist Luna Lee (right) at a supplier factory in China | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Zimbabwe_goldmining1.jpg?h=1c63d0ba "Workers operating in one of the many gold mines in Zimbabwe | www.sa-intl.org/pillarsinpractice") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/dhaka_SA8000auditortrainingFeb2013.jpg?h=252f27fa "Group photo of participants from the Basic SA8000 Auditor Training course in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17-21, 2013 with SAI Lead Trainer Badri Gulur. View more photos from SA8000 auditor trainings on SAI's Facebook page: facebook.com/socialaccountabilityinternational [Photo credit: Badri Gulur] | www.sa-intl.org/news") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Marta_Maireles_ISEAL1.jpg?h=3de48370 "ISEAL Alliance Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator, Marta Maireles Gonzáles | www.sa-intl.org/news") [Subscribe to SAI's Monthly Newsletter](http://www.sa-intl.org/news) [The Business Case for Gender Equality](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1436) Women's Empowerment Principles: inclusion is a strategy for change [Fire Safety a Key Focus in SA8000 Revision](http://www.sa-intl.org/sa8000revisionfiresafety) The SA8000 Standard and Guidance revision will provide considerably more specifics on fire safety [Implementing the UN Guiding Principles in Zimbabwe's Mining Industry](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1437) 'Pillars in Practice' partner ZELA to engage local stakeholders on human rights & business topics [Corporate Member Spotlight: EILEEN FISHER](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1438) The company's 'Ampersand' campaign offers a storytelling portal to share its broader efforts for human rights and sustainability [Infosys Hosts Dialogue on UN Guiding Principles in India](http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1439) At the 'CEO Forum' SAI discusses implementation of Guiding Principles for Business & Human Rights in the Indian context [Call for Suppliers: Brazil Worker Engagement Program](http://sa-intl.org/brazilregistration) SAI invites São Paulo factories to join the Worker Engagement Program to improve health & safety systems [Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights](http://sa-intl.org/unguidingprinciplescourse) How can companies embed the principles into daily business practices? [NGO Voice: ISEAL at SAI's Guiding Principles Course](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1440) ISEAL Alliance's M & E Coordinator describes how the course relates to its mission [SAI Team Grows in NYC: Alex Katz](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1441) SAI is very pleased to welcome Alex Katz as Senior Manager, Stakeholder Relations & Research [SA8000 Auditor Training in Dhaka](http://sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1442) Basic SA8000 Auditor Training course in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17-21, 2013 with SAI Lead Trainer Badri Gulur [Highlights & Announcements](http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs128/1101273597722/archive/1112897946431.html#LETTER.BLOCK31) - [CPR Training in the Workplace](http://on.nyc.gov/XdI0Tv) | On March 26, SAI was trained by the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) in the lifesaving CPR technique. Check out to organize or attend a free CPR training class or watch a video on YouTube - . You can also download a free mobile app - FDNY Lifesaver. Special thanks to the FDNY EMT's from the CPR Training Unit David Weissman and Michael Koenke! - ['Closing the Mobile Gender Gap](http://huff.to/100qVtU) | 'Labor Link, the mobile technology initiative by Good World Solutions - a partner in SAI's Brazil Worker Engagement Program - was profiled in this Huffington Post article. This initiative was also a finalist in the 2013 Global Mobile Awards. Read the article: - [ISEAL Alliance Opens Consultation for Credibility Principles](http://bit.ly/11Ag0s8) | ISEAL is leading a global consultation to generate consensus on a set of Credibility Principles that represent the core values upon which effective standards are built. The second consultation of the draft principles are open until April 30. Learn more & watch a short video: - [The Trader Joe's Lesson: How to Pay a Living Wage and Still Make Money in Retail](http://bit.ly/YV0cwm) | The Atlantic's article explains that companies that invest in higher salaries for low-level employees find success in a competitive market. Read it: - [Investing the Rights Way - A Guide for Investors on Business & Human Rights](http://bit.ly/YqLbcp) | The IHRB, in collaboration with Calvert Investments and ICCR, released this guide to shows investors how to effectively integrate human rights into investment decision-making and corporate engagement. Learn more: - [Oxfam Launches 'Behind the Brands' Initiative](http://behindthebrands.org/) | As part of Oxfam's Grow Campaign, this initiative assesses the social and environmental impacts of the world's ten largest food and beverage companies and calls on them to take the critical next steps to create a just food system. Learn more:[behindthebrands.org](http://behindthebrands.org/). 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