We provide legal and compliance support to companies preparing for certification, social compliance audits and responsible supply chain assessments.
International standards and private certification systems increasingly incorporate requirements concerning employment practices, human rights, anti-bribery, data protection, occupational health and safety, environmental compliance and corporate governance. Although certification is generally voluntary, compliance may become commercially necessary under customer requirements, supply contracts, tenders and multinational group policies.
Our team assists clients in identifying and addressing the legal aspects of standards and audit programmes, including ISO 37301, ISO 37001, SA8000, SMETA/Sedex, amfori BSCI, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 42001, Textile Exchange standards and GOTS.
Our services include:
- Legal and regulatory gap assessments
- Identification and mapping of applicable compliance obligations
- Human rights and employment compliance reviews
- Anti-bribery and business ethics programmes
- Whistleblowing and internal investigation procedures
- Review of working time, remuneration and employment practices
- Review of subcontracted, temporary and migrant labour arrangements
- Occupational health and safety compliance
- Data protection, information security and AI governance
- Human rights and supply chain risk assessments
- Supplier, subcontractor and labour provider due diligence
- Drafting and revision of policies, codes of conduct and procedures
- Supply chain contracts, audit rights and compliance clauses
- Grievance, remediation and corrective action mechanisms
- Preparation for certification and social compliance audits
- Legal assistance in responding to audit findings and implementing corrective action plans
- Review of sustainability, certification and product claims
We work with clients’ internal compliance, human resources, sustainability, information technology and technical teams. Where required, we also cooperate with independent specialists in certification systems, textile traceability, occupational safety, environmental management, chemical management and cybersecurity.
Our role is to help clients establish legally sound and practically workable compliance systems in preparation for assessment by independent certification and auditing bodies.