The Business Social Compliance Initiative(BSCI) is the broadest business-driven platform for the improvement of social compliance in the supply chain of commerce. The BSCI system covers all supplier countries and all consumer goods. All the social aspects, applicable national laws (child labor, forced labor, freedom of association, discrimination, compensation, working hours, occupational health and safety) and International Labor Organization (ILO) regulations are implemented through this standard.

The benefits of the BSCI as a broad and comprehensive monitoring system for social standards in the supply chain are numerous:
Synergy effects, reduction of multiple auditing thereby reducing costs are one characteristic. Factories/companies which are being audited can improve their competitiveness through improved social standards as better working conditions and an improved management system leads to better product quality, higher productivity, fewer work accidents, less sick leave producing more highly motivated workers and lower staff turnover. The result of this is an improvement ethically, but also economically for both involved employers as well as employees. The economic advantages in this respect – in parallel taking into account the objectives to reduce excessive overtime and raise salaries where necessary, have been shown in research studies in this field. Therefore, benefits of the individual company also have a positive effect on the broad public.