CCC Reference Guide on Code Implementation & Verification
Section 3. MSI's and other overseeing mechanisms

Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)

The ETI is a UK-based organisation. It was established in 1998 and is partially supported by the UK government. The main idea of the ETI is for sourcing companies to work in collaboration with NGOs and trade unions, in order to learn about the best ways to implement codes. Like most other initiatives, ETI has its own code, which is used as the basis for pilot projects and in the many working groups that ETI has established to look into various aspects of code implementation. Learning is shared through forums and publications, including a Workbook.

The three categories of member organisations (sourcing companies, trade union organisations and NGOs) are equally represented on the ETI Board. Unlike the other initiatives, the ETI has a significant number of member companies that market goods other than garments and shoes, such as food.

Corporate members must participate in ETI activities and provide the ETI secretariat with annual reports on their progress with respect to the code implementation. In addition to membership fees, the ETI receives some support from grants. This is similar to some of the other initiatives described here.

More information:

Contact:
Ethical Trading Initiative
2nd floor, Cromwell House
14 Fulwood Place
London WC1V6HZ
UK.

E-mail: eti@eti.org.uk
Tel: ++44-20-74.04.14.63
Fax: ++44-20-78.31.78.52

For the ETI Base Code see: http://www.ethicaltrade.org/Z/lib/base/index.shtml.

The ETI Base Code is a code of labour practice, based on key conventions of the ILO, that ETI requires its members to uphold. Its content was negotiated and agreed by the founding trade union, NGO and corporate members of ETI. It is accompanied by a set of general principles governing its implementation.

http://www.ethicaltrade.org/.