These services are linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Today, the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility is increasingly attracting the attention of the media and society as a whole: in the context of corporate risk and corporate ethics, and in particular outsourcing in the context of globalisation, companies need to ensure that their suppliers/subcontractors behave responsibly towards people and the environment. TÜV NORD CERT offers certification according to the Social Accountability (SA) 8000 standard and inspection based on the requirements of BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative) and SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) to companies that support this responsible behaviour and wish to communicate this effectively to customers and consumers.

The aim of these standards is to improve working conditions around the world. As such, they address issues such as child and forced labour, occupational health and safety, freedom to form workers' representative organisations, discrimination, wages and working conditions.

BSCI, SEDEX and SA 8000 support companies' efforts to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility in relation to basic human and workers' rights.

BSCI is a code of conduct developed by leading companies and the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) to create uniform social standards. BSCI members must screen two-thirds of their suppliers in accordance with the code.

SEDEX is a web-based system designed to help companies manage data on labour practices in their supply chain. As members of SEDEX, companies have the advantage of publishing SMETA audit reports directly to the online system for viewing by all their customers.