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What does ETI do?

ETI is a world-leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs working together to advance human rights in global supply chains. Founded in 1998…

Who are ETI’s members?

Our membership is tripartite, comprising of companies, NGOs and trade unions spanning many countries and sectors. Our NGO members bring global…

Are ETI member companies ethical and responsible?

Every company sourcing from global supply chains has human rights risks in those supply chains. The complexity of modern supply chains — spanning…

What is the ETI Base Code? 

The ETI Base Code is a code of labour practice based on international conventions and is internationally respected as a model code. All ETI member…

How does ETI hold its members accountable? 

ETI's accountability framework is one of the things that most distinguishes us from other responsible business initiatives — and it is worth…

What does human rights due diligence legislation mean for my company?

A wave of new legislation is raising the bar for what companies are expected to do about human rights risks in their operations and supply chains —…

What training does ETI offer?

ETI offers a range of training programmes designed to build genuine operational capability in human rights due diligence and ethical trade — not just…

How does ETI help companies with supply chain transparency?

ETI supports companies to progress through our Corporate Transparency Framework. Company members report against the framework each year and ETI…

How do I get an audit against the ETI Base Code?

We don't carry out audits against the ETI Base Code ourselves, as that's not our role as an organisation. However, many private auditing companies…

Who can join ETI?

ETI membership is open to companies, trade unions and NGOs that source from or work within global supply chains and are genuinely committed to…

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