Members and certifications
Social Accountability International (SAI) Corporate Program Members include Gap, Otto Group, Tchibo and Eileen Fisher. SAI Advisory Board members come from Care, Ethos Institute, Tata Group, TNT, Switcher, Chiquita, Toys R Us, Union Network International, UFCW, and Eileen Fisher.
As of September 30, 2007, nearly 700,000 workers are employed in over 1400 facilities certified to SA8000, in 65 countries and 67 industrial sectors. The industrial sectors with the most certifications include apparel and textiles; building materials; agriculture; construction; chemicals; cosmetics; cleaning services and transportation. The countries with the most certification to SA8000 include Brazil, India, China and Italy.
The cost of acquiring a certification for a factory, farm or office varies with the number of employees and the location. It can range up to 10-12,000 USD for large facilities.
Source:Wikipedia
