Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors Inc. (APSCA)
APSCA was created to enhance the professionalism, consistency and credibility of individual auditors and organizations performing independent social compliance audits, and to promote the use of independent social compliance audits as a tool to advance workplace conditions for workers globally. APSCA's certification process will validate that auditors are able to demonstrate competencies which are standard requirements in comparable professional associations. Social compliance audits are often conducted by third party auditing firms and are a tool used by multinational organizations to assess their supply chain facilities compliance to local and international expectations on labor conditions. . Social compliance audits are often conducted by third party auditing firms and are a tool used by multinational organizations to assess their supply chain facilities compliance to local and international expectations on labor conditions. APSCA comes at a time when supply chains are becoming increasingly global and consequently the demand for social compliance audits will continue to increase. APSCA Membership continues to grow, please see our website www.theapsca.org for more information on our members.