Certification

Supplier Certification

Join our community of responsible businesses by becoming or working with a certified supplier.
Gain access to verified factories, in-depth audit reports, and ethical compliance insights through the Connect Platform. Enhance your supply chain sustainability while ensuring transparency, compliance, and trust.
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Strengthening Supply Chains with Certification & Dedicated Support

The ESCP program supports suppliers and their customers through globally recognised solutions, including certification, ongoing support to remediate issues found on audit and our confidential grievance mechanism service.

Once certified, you’ll meet the standard required by your customers. Connect you with brands, retailers & licensors who recognise our program.
Our technology platform, Connect, boosts your visibility to business partners all over the world.
We offer in-person and online training and capability building programs to equip you with the skills needed to achieve and maintain compliance.
We help you understand the needs of your workers through our worker helpline and surveys, promoting good worker-management dialogue and practical advice.
One industry standard – removes the need for multiple audits. We bring suppliers, brands, licensors and retailers together to ensure the program meets their needs, reducing costs for all
We offer you access to a range of programs which are proven to boost retention, productivity and increase worker loyalty.

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Begin your journey today

The social and environmental impact assessment is completed in five easy steps:

Step 1
Register on our connect:assess platform to start your assessment.
Step 2
Submit your registration and pay the assessment fee to access the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ).
Step 3
Complete and submit your Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) via the platform.
Step 4
Book and attend your online Independent Evaluation call with one of our assessors.
Step 5
Upon completion of the process, you will receive your verified assessment and final report.
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Hear from our Community

"There will inevitably be difficult times, and you can only tackle problems successfully when they arise if you've got a very good ongoing relationship with suppliers, which ESCP helps us to have."
Shaun Hodgkinson
Dorling Kindersley (DK)
Chief Operating Officer
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Working with ESCP provides enhanced benefits, transparency, and greater oversight of the supply chain and your impact
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June 11, 2025
Celebrating International Day of Play: Empowering Workers and Their Families Through Our Family-Friendly Factory Program

Celebrate International Day of Play with ESCP. Anita Lo, General Manager of the Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP) shares how family-friendly factories are improving worker well-being and driving ethical supply chains.

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May 30, 2025
We're Speaking at Northern Sustainability Summit this July

Our President & CEO will speak at Northern Sustainability Summit 2025, sharing insights on social sustainability with impacts from our worker well-being programs such as Family-Friendly Factory and Gender Equality initiative.

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May 29, 2025
What 5 Years Has Taught Me About Social Impact

Áine McCarthy, Senior Manager of the Social Impact Program at the Ethical Supply Chain Program shares with us what 5 years of working in social impact has taught her.

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Gain the assurance, oversight, and tools needed to build a transparent, ethical supply chain.
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