Joint Alliance for CSR (JAC)

Demonstrate your organization’s commitment to sustainability and Joint Alliance for CSR (JAC) compliance with a JAC audit from SGS.

The JAC is an association of telecom operators that aims to verify, assess and develop sustainability implementation across multinational suppliers' manufacturing centers involved in the ICT industry.

Members collaborate on engaging trading partners' networks to promote transparency and demonstrate that the industry can set aside differences to improve sustainability, including in supply chains. Its approach includes documentary due diligence, on-site audits, corrective action plans and improvement road maps with common direct suppliers (Tier 1) and beyond (Tier 2 and 3…).

Why choose JAC audits from SGS?

As one of the few JAC-accredited bodies, we provide JAC Members and JAC Academy-accredited companies with audit services to assess your compliance with JAC principles.

Our JAC audits enable you to:

• Confirm your compliance with JAC requirements
• Verify, assess and develop your sustainability implementation
• Save time and money by avoiding multiple audits
• Increase productivity and product quality

JAC audits from an accredited body

As a JAC-accredited body and world-leading certification, inspection, testing and verification company, we offer in-depth expertise in JAC requirements. Our global network of experts and testing facilities can help you to comply and maintain compliance with the requirements.

We also provide training to ICT sector organizations on how to apply JAC audit methodology through the JAC Academy. This academy provides training and practical application concerning the JAC audit methodology and driving a responsible supply chain.