Certification

Supplier Certification

Join our community of responsible businesses by becoming or working with a certified supplier.
Gain access to verified factories, in-depth audit reports, and ethical compliance insights through the Connect Platform. Enhance your supply chain sustainability while ensuring transparency, compliance, and trust.
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Strengthening Supply Chains with Certification & Dedicated Support

The ESCP program supports suppliers and their customers through globally recognised solutions, including certification, ongoing support to remediate issues found on audit and our confidential grievance mechanism service.

Accepted by 98% of brands & retailers
Once certified, you’ll meet the standard required by your customers. Connect you with brands, retailers & licensors who recognise our program.
Facilitating business Growth
Our technology platform, Connect, boosts your visibility to business partners all over the world.
Building supplier capability
We offer in-person and online training and capability building programs to equip you with the skills needed to achieve and maintain compliance.
Enabling Worker Engagement
We help you understand the needs of your workers through our worker helpline and surveys, promoting good worker-management dialogue and practical advice.
Reducing duplication of effort
One industry standard – removes the need for multiple audits. We bring suppliers, brands, licensors and retailers together to ensure the program meets their needs, reducing costs for all
Worker Well-Being Initiatives
We offer you access to a range of programs which are proven to boost retention, productivity and increase worker loyalty.

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Start Your Journey Today

ESCP Certification was originally designed to meet the needs of the global toy industry, it is now adopted by various sectors & industries.

Getting certified is a simple five-step process.

Step 1
Apply Online
Register through our Connect Platform to begin your journey to certification.      

Step 2
Pay Fees
Submit your registration and audit fees to get assigned an accredited audit firm.                     
Step 3
Schedule Audit
An initial audit will assess your factory’s compliance with industry standards.

Step 4
Review Report
The ESCP team reviews your audit results. If you meet the standards, you’re almost there.
Step 5
Get Certified
Once approved, you will receive your ESCP Certificate, boosting credibility with customers.
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Hear from our Community

"There will inevitably be difficult times, and you can only tackle problems successfully when they arise if you've got a very good ongoing relationship with suppliers, which ESCP helps us to have."
Shaun Hodgkinson
Dorling Kindersley (DK)
Chief Operating Officer
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Use our supplier look-up tool to check if a supplier has valid Ethical Supply Chain Program certification
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How to get your supplier certified
Our certification program is open to applications, simply follow the link below to contact us
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Program Membership & Impact Partners
Working with ESCP provides enhanced benefits, transparency, and greater oversight of the supply chain and your impact
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Risk & Impact Assessments
We offer a number of Risk and Impact Assessments to enhance supply chain transparency and sustainability.
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Worker Well-Being
We have a variety of Worker-Well Being programs designed to provide measurable business benefits to suppliers while improving the lives of workers
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