Performance Indicator Annex
SA8000：2014 績效指標附件
About the Performance Indicator Annex 關于績效指標附件
The SA8000 Performance Indicator Annex lists performance expectations that organisations claiming conformance with the normative requirements of SA8000 must meet, as a minimum. Each performance indicator constitutes a secondary reference, providing a quantitative or qualitative measure of performance directly related to one, or more, of the requirements of the SA8000 Standard itself. The requirement of the SA8000 Standard is listed inparenthesis at the end of each indicator.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSES FOR ESTABLISHING THE SA8000 PERFORMANCE INDICATOR ANNEX ARE:
1. To improve transparency of interpretive expectations amongst users of the SA8000 standard and other interested parties;
2. To improve consistency of interpretive expectations and, thereby, enhance interested parties' understanding and appreciation of the value of SA8000 conformance; and
3. To establish a clear "SA8000 benchmark" against which other social performance criteria (utilized by purchasing companies and other standard--setting organisations) may be cross--referenced.
THE CURRENT LISTING OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IS DERIVED FROM:
1. A review of the commonly understood performance interpretations that have been applied to the implementation and evaluation of the SA8000 requirements since the standard's inception in 1997;
2. Performance indicators gathered from specialized research conducted by SAI; and
3. A comparative review of contemporary performance indicators commonly used by other organisations.
Using the Annex 該附件的使用
The SA8000 Performance Indicator Annex describe the minimum social accountability performance expectations for SA8000 certified organisations. Any party can use these indicators to evaluate the extent to which an organisation's activities/controls and social performance conform to each of the SA8000 Standard requirements.
However, the Annex is not a standalone pr normative document; it requires simultaneous referance to the related requirements of the SA8000 Standard. Depending on the nature and situation of each individual organisation, there may be credible and justifiable reasons for certain indicators to be considered insignificant or non-applicable. As noted in the "Disclaimer" below, there may also be viable performance interpretations that are not currently listed in he Annex.