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TOOLS in General: SCAT (Sustainable Compliance Assessment Tools) SCOPE (Workers' Surveys) SCI (Progress Charts) LPSA (Licensee Profile and Self-Assessment) SCAN (Supplier Compliance Analysis) LPSA (Licensee Profile and Self-Assessment)
TOPICS	TOOLS	DESCRIPTION	DEVELOPMENT	READY TO USE (ENGLISH VERSION )	AVAILABLE IN VIETNAMESE	AVAILABLE IN BENGALI	Training Material Available
Grievance and Complaints System	SCAT GP	This SCAT on dispute handling focuses on the factory’s policy and procedure for grievances and complaints from workers.	FINALIZED	yes	yes	no
	SCOPE GP	The workers survey on Grievance & Complaint System gathers information of factory’s performance in this area from the workers’ perspective, e.g., have workers ever used a complaint channel, complained through other means, what was the follow-up, and have they been integrated in the procedure et cetera. Findings of the SCOPE workers survey are comparable to those of the Management Self-Assessment.	FINALIZED	yes	yes	no
	SCI GP		FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCAT GP ESQUEL (VIETNAM)	A special version of SCAT GP used by Esquel.	FINALIZED	no	yes	no
Hour of Work	SCAT HoW	This SCAT focuses on aspects directly related to managing hours of work (having a clear policy, procedure and documentation) and other issues that heavily affect hours of work, such as production planning and risk management (e.g. last minute orders). It starts with the basic assumption that hours of work within code limits coupled with a well prepared production plan increase productivity, efficiency and income.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCOPE HoW	The workers survey inquires on working hours from the workers’ perspective, e.g., how much they work, how often they have rest days, how happy or unhappy they are with the situation, and how aware they are of possible long risks et cetera. Findings of the SCOPE workers survey are comparable to those of the Management Self-Assessment.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCI HoW		FINALIZED	yes	no
Workers Participation	SCAT WP (Bangladesh)	A special version of PREPARE tool used in Bangladesh.	FINALIZED	yes	no	yes
	SCOPE WP (Bangladesh)	A special version of Workers Participation tool used in Bangladesh.	FINALIZED	yes	no	yes
	SCI Workers Participation I		FINALIZED	yes	no	yes
	SCAT WP	This SCAT focuses on aspects related to how workers contribute to the decision-making processes in the factory.	FINALIZED	yes	yes	no
	SCOPE WP	PREPARE workers survey takes a close look at factors that promote workers representation from the workers’ perspective, e.g., how are the worker representatives elected, what worker participatory bodies exist in the facility, have workers seen a report on the achievement/work of a worker participatory body et cetera. Findings of the SCOPE workers survey are comparable to those of the Management Self-Assessment.	FINALIZED	yes	yes	no
	SCI Workers Participation II		FINALIZED	yes	no	yes
Hiring	SCAT A	SCAT A takes a close look at the hiring process, highlighting possible risks of unequal or discriminative practices. The the SCAT A includes all six steps of the hiring process: job description recruitment selection contract orientation performance assess	FINALIZED	yes	yes	no
	SCOPE A	The workers survey looks at the HIring procedure from the workers’ perspective, e.g., on what criteria have they been hired, were they interviewed, and have they received orientation and/or skill training et cetera. Findings of the SCOPE workers survey are comparable to those of the Management Self-Assessment.	FINALIZED	yes	yes	no
	SCI A		FINALIZED	yes	no	no
Retrenchment	SCAT M_prevention	Tool measuring the level of transparency, objectivity and fairness in factories' retrenchment procedure. RETRENCHMENT PREVENTION : For factories who have not recently been going through a Retrenchment process but want to assess whether they are fully prepared for such a situation.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCAT M_evaluation	Tool measuring the level of transparency, objectivity and fairness in factories' retrenchment procedure. RETRENCHMENT EVALUATION: For factories who have recently gone through a retrenchment process and want to evaluate the process in order to create transparency to buyers and other stakeholders."	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCOPE M_prevention	How well is a factory prepared for workers' surplus.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCOPE M_evaluation	Evaluation of the Retrenchment Process by workers who kept their jobs.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCOPE M_review	Evaluation of the Retrenchment Process by workers who have been laid off.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
Fair Wage	SCAT Fair Wage	"Fair wage" approach helps to capture the different aspects of wage-fixing mechanisms and wage trends at enterprise level, such as pay systems; the level of the minimum wage and the average wage and their coverage of minimum living standards; but also wage evolution along inflation, productivity or organizational changes.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	SCOPE Fair Wage		DRAFT AVAILABLE	no	no	no
SCAN Obligation	SCAN OBL(annual report)		IN DEVLOPMENT	no	no	no
LPSA	7 questionnaires according to different business model	This online self-assessment is geared towards the FLA’s university licensees, particularly, Category C licensees participating in the Enhanced Licensee Program.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
Others	Fashion project tool1	This tool allows fashion companies to assess their own CSR and sourcing policy by measuring their risk control and due diligence level. After filling out this online questionnaire, fashion companies can see if they have taken all the necessary actions to ensure labor and environmental standards in their supply chain. Through the completion of this questionnaire, a fashion company will for example get indication about how their business model (range of manufactured products, sourcing policy, number of suppliers, etc.) increases the risks in the supply chain, or how the risks control over its supply chain can be strengthened by increasing contacts with suppliers and getting more informed about the conditions of production. This questionnaire also assesses the company status regarding labor and environmental compliance information, showing how the implementation of a Code of Conduct, its communication and verification procedures can enhance control and performance over the supply chain.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	Fashion project tool2	This tool has been designed to allow a company to get to know its suppliers by assessing their general compliance levels. It also gives the buyer y a way of selecting business partners. The pre-sourcing tool can: help to get a reliable first impression of a factory; determine if the factory is ready to enter in a conversation with the buyer in regards to environmental standards and labor conditions; allow the buyer to see if the suppliers are ready to show some transparency; help to find out if the factory is used to buyers who care about labor and environmental standards. It will measure the following dimensions: chance of compliance; code of conduct implementation; readiness to install a basic compliance system; communication and trainings provided; labor compliance; compliance audit; readiness to improve the current compliance system.	FINALIZED	yes	no	no
	Prelicensing Labor compliance		IN DEVLOPMENT	no	no	no

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