Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo dello schema COOP ITALIA
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Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo dello schema COOP ITALIA
COOP ITALIA • Fare clicImplementing per modificare gli stili del testo schema a dello Social Accountability Policy – Secondo livello • Terzo livello – The results The steps – Quarto livello » Quinto livello Vittorio RAMAZZA - Coop Italia – New York – 18th October 2004 ---------------------------------- SUMMARY • Coop’s mission and system •• AFare briefclic history per modificare gli stili del testo • How build a system dellotoschema • The suppliers – Secondo livello • The SA 8000 communication • Terzo livello • Some lessons learned – Quarto livello » Quinto livello • The consequences • The committment for the future • The positive impacts COOP’S MISSION • To defend people’s interests, health • and Faresafety clic per modificare gli stili del testo dello schema • To protect the environment – Secondo livello • To favour a critical consumers’ • Terzo livello knowledge – Quarto livello » Quinto livello • To contribute to the development of cooperation COOP’S SYSTEM MAIN ECONOMICAL-STRUCTURAL FIGURES 2003 2002 variation % • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo Cooperatives 175 178 -1,7% dello schema Stores – Secondo livello 1.280 1.265 + 1,2% Terzo livello sqM x• 1000 1.320 1.230 + 7,3% – Quarto livello Members x 1000 5.275 » Quinto livello 4.995 + 5,6% 51.900 47.300 + 9,7% 13.430 12.030 Employees Sales (Mil $) + 11,6% Fonte : Ancc PRIVATE LABEL • FareBrand clic perproducts modificare stili delto testo • Coop aregli the tool delloout schema carry the company’s mission – Secondo livello • Terzo livello – Quarto livello » Quinto livello Consumers protection Company’s economical factor SIX GOLDEN RULES • • • • • • • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo dello schema Safe – Secondo livello Non-GMO • Terzo livello Good – Quarto livello » Quinto livello Ethical Ecological Good value A BRIEF HISTORY WHEN? Coop Italia food has got the SA 8000 • certification Fare clic per gli stili del testo onmodificare December 1998 schema2002 the certification has been Indello september – Secondo livello confirmed • Terzo livello – Quarto livello WHAT? » Quinto livello The certification field was the Coop labelled products THE PROCESS Includes: Producers • Fare clic per Sub modificare gli stili del testo suppliers dello schema Suppliers – Secondo livello Coop • Terzo livello – Quarto livello » Quinto livello But also: NGOs Media Consumers HOW TO BUILD A SYSTEM • Definition of the SA policy, engagement to respect and to communicate it •• Preparation of modificare a code of conduct Fare clic per gli stilifor delsuppliers testo • Definition of the self certification check list dello schema and their delivery to the suppliers – Secondo livello • Creation and put in place of a specific • Terzo to livello procedure manage SA 8000 – Quarto livello • Election of»the staff SA 8000 delegates Quinto livello • SA 8000 training period for all the staff • SA 8000 activity need a full time organization to take care of the job: 3 employees at Coop THE SUPPLIERS • To all suppliers has been sent the Code of Conduct and a Check list for their self certification • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo • All suppliers agreed to participate at the SA dellostandard schema 8000 Secondo livello • No– significant problems have been found in the answers, but a lot of suppliers would like • Terzo livello to send –the ck-list Quarto livello just to their critical chains » Quinto livello • In the beginning nobody already had an SA 8000 system in place, but everybody was declaring to be ready to work on it • SA 8000 requirements was added to the Product contract and specifications THE SUPPLIERS For the new suppliers of Coop branded products the following activities are scheduled: • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo • Every supplier has to be audited by an dello schema external Certification Body. – Secondo • The report islivello sent by Coop to the supplier • Terzo livello asking for the necessary improvements – Quarto livello • Evaluation by Coop of the suppliers answers » Quinto livello • Different follow up is possible (demand for more details, meeting, further auditing, etc.) THE SA 8000 COMMUNICATION • To 5 million members and 52.000 employees • To the NGOs (attention and collaboration with national and international NGOs) • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo • A yearly report to the public about suppliers dello schemasystem, auditing activities, NC management – Secondo livello and corrective actions is made through the “Social balance • Terzo livellosheet”. Some informations are reported– Quarto on the web-site: www.e-coop.it livello » Quinto livello • Participation at conferences and meetings in Italy and abroad • Information passed to the media system: daily papers and economical magazines SOME LESSONS LEARNED • All the suppliers need to improve their management system companies have to helpglitheir •The Fare clic per modificare stilisuppliers del testo dello schema • Small suppliers have difficulties requesting – Secondo livello their large sub-suppliers to provide them with • Terzo the filled inlivello check lists Critical – Quarto livello mass is needed » Quinto livello • NGOs are good partners to implement SA 8000 They’re connected with consumers SOME LESSONS LEARNED To considerate SA 8000 as: • FareEND clic OF per THE modificare gli stili del testo “THE STORY” dello schema • • • • – Secondo livello Identity social oriented • Terzo livello Quarto livello Ethical–value » Quinto livello Background experience Good supply chain control management SOME LESSONS LEARNED To considerate SA 8000 as: • FareBEGINNING clic per modificare gli stili del testo “THE OF A NEW ONE” dello schema livello • To– Secondo think the SA 8000 certification as a Terzo of livello first •step a complex process – Quarto livello • To be aware SA 8000 is a “work in » Quinto livello progress” • To hope that SA 8000 will be a tool to stay on the market THE CONSEQUENCES • Improvement of the working conditions discriminations, in del some of • (wages, Fare clic per modificaresafety) gli stili testo the audited companies both in Italy and dello schema abroad: Romania, Turkey, China – Secondo • Solutions in livello cases of severe N. Conformities: • Terzo Kenya (Del livello Monte) Quartocontractor livello Albania –(sub for underwear prod.) » Quinto livello • Strong surveillance on critical markets/areas: Central America: bananas, chocolate Asia South-East, China: textiles, toys COMMITTMENT FOR THE FUTURE • Extension of the SA 8000 project to all national Coop suppliers: from about 300 companies representing • about Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo 18 % of the total sales (and more than dello sub schema 1.000 suppliers) to the remaining part of other about livello 3.000 suppliers – Secondo • Terzo livello Quarto livello to producers: • Gradual– application 1 – of Coop» Quinto labellivello and other labels 2 – of goods directly imported by Coop 3 – of goods purchased for large promotions 4 – All the remaining suppliers THE POSITIVE IMPACTS • The consumers see the realization of what they expect from Coop to be done • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo • The employees see the confirmation of some dellocompany schema principles basic – Secondo livello • Terzo of livello • The rights the workers in the global market – Quarto livello are more respected » Quinto livello • Better confidence and reputation on Coop COOP’S REPUTATION is the first one for social responsibility and environment care • ENGAGEMENT Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo IN GOOD ENVIRONMENT CAUSES RESPONSIBILITY dello schema 66% 63% – Secondo livello 61% 61% • Terzo livello –61% Quarto livello 60% » Quinto livello Positive ratings 0 61% 54% 59% 52% 20 40 60 Positive ratings 0 20 40 60 SDA Bocconi - 2002 Survey on Italian companies’ reputation COOP’S REPUTATION SA 8000 Certification • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo dello schema – Secondo livello • Terzo livello – Quarto livello » Quinto livello There are values that can’t be thrown in the mud Against Child Labour COOP ITALIA • Fare clic per modificare gli stili del testo dello schema THANK YOU !!! • Terzo livello – Secondo livello – Quarto livello » Quinto livello