MONITORING AND AUDITING
MONITORING AND AUDITING
Monitoring and Auditing are essential controls for detecting, preventing and deterring irregularities in an organization. The intent is to incorporate a system of external reviews to assist in the identification of areas that require improvement while simultaneously ensuring the existing systems are free from error.
The audit is a careful and objective examination of evidence and evaluation of records and practices to make sure that processes are as well established and are being carried out as established.
Audits are performed, by means of interviews, site visits and discussions with employees, review of documents and records, which are crucial parts of every audit.
Four-D can help clients to continually improve by conducting monitoring audits on various aspects of their industrial set up.
SOCIAL COMPLIANCE AUDITS
During a social compliance audit, commonly known as a social audit or ethical audit, we focus on more than just what’s being produced in your supply chain. For example, an inspector might look only at the quality of your products or services; but as social compliance auditors we look beyond that to assess the working standards of your facility following a set of standards and procedures and established ethical practices.
Some of the topics that our social compliance audits include are:
• Child labour laws
• Forced labour laws
• Discrimination laws
• Minimum wage laws
• Worker living standards
• Disciplinary practices
• Working hours
• Overtime wages
• Social benefits
• Safety and health
• Protection of the environment
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CODE OF CONDUCT (COC) AUDITS
Typically the COC audits can cover topics like:
• Diversity, Harassment and Discrimination at workplace
• Safety at workplace
• Gift and entertainment policy
• Fair competition
• Confidentiality and non-disclosure
• Intellectual property protection
• Protection of personal / private information
• Cyber security
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ASSESSMENTS AGAINST IFC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts
2. Labour and Working Conditions
3. Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention
4. Community Health, Safety, and Security
5. Land Acquisition and Resettlement
6. Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources
7. Indigenous People
8. Cultural Heritage
Four-D can conduct monitoring assessments / audits on a client’s choice in line with one or more elements on the IFC performance elements.
Read more on:
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/Topics_Ext_Content/IFC_External_Corporate_Site/Sustainability-At-IFC/Policies-Standards/Performance-Standards
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PROCESS SAFETY/EHS AUDITS
We can help our clients in their process evaluation with respect to environmental, health and safety (EHS) risk assessment, risk mitigation programmes based on specific requirements depending on the nature and complexities of the processes. We undertake to perform risk assessment, process safety and EHS audits.
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LIFE & FIRE SAFETY AUDITS
Four-D has been performing life and fire safety audits against national and international life & fire safety standards and codes. We have been able to help the organizations set up robust and effective life and fire safety systems through our interventions.
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NON-FINANCIAL DUE DILIGENCE
Four-D can assist financial institutions and global finance bodies, multilateral & international aid agencies etc. to assess the environmental, health & safety and social accountability aspects of any project.
Four-D has been conducting monitoring of various organizations for their social and environmental performance. We have been performing these monitoring against various international standards or sustainability framework and IFC performance Standards and General and sector specific EHS guidelines. Read more on: http://www.ifc.org/
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LABOUR AND WORKING CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
Internationally recognised labour rights are documented in places such as the IFC Performance Standards, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Standards, and the Human Rights Council etc.
Four-D is specialized in conducting audits at various organizations based on standards for the labour rights and workings condition. During these assessments, we typically focus on standard frameworks like, IFC performance standards, General and sector specific EHS guidelines etc.
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ISO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING
We can conduct audits at your suppliers based on specific topics and standards like:
• Supplier initial evaluation
• Periodic quality management
• Supplier process capability audits
• Process safety audits
• Audits on Contract terms and conditions
• Social compliance audits
• Code of conduct audits
• Audits on IFC standard
• Environmental, health and safety audits
• Non-financial due diligence audits
• Labour and working condition audits
• Intellectual property protection audits
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