amfori BSCI: Track findings through implemented changes

Track findings through implemented changes

If a follow-up concerns incomplete overtime payments, link the affected periods and workers to corrections and prevention controls. New procedures alone do not show that wages were paid. Confirm follow-up requirements with the member and programme partner and preserve the original findings. Do not promise a renewed “certificate”, automatic rating improvement or universal report validity.

Improvement after the report

Site observations, interviews and documents contribute to the audit assessment. Convert findings into a plan with actual causes and responsible people; agree relevant follow-up needs with the RSP holder and auditing company. Do not describe a BSCI report as an ISO certificate, an unconditional pass or a certificate automatically accepted by every customer. Confirm the particular buyer’s acceptance and access requirements.

Evidence that a correction operated

Give every finding an owner, action and implementation evidence. For a safety issue, ordering equipment and verifying it works on site are different stages; for wage discrepancies, corrected calculations and payment evidence are different stages. Check the effect on worker conditions. Files uploaded to a consultant do not mean the auditing company accepted closure or assigned a new rating.

Official sources

Checked: 3 October 2026. Worked examples are hypothetical evidence-planning cases, not customer transactions.

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