Local network Switzerland

amfori is active worldwide (over 2,400 members in more than 40 countries, over 50,000 producers and activities in over 100 countries) and is highly recognised.

As a member of amfori, you benefit from systematic tools to improve your social, environmental and economic performance in value and supply chains: https://www.amfori.org

This enables you to guarantee your customers and stakeholders compliance with the Social Code of Conduct (amfori BSCI) and/or the Environmental Code of Conduct (amfori BEPI), thereby improving environmental and working conditions in production countries and enabling you to fulfil your due diligence obligations. The uniform approach, broad application and management of data on a shared platform save you time and money.

The solutions are all included in your membership:

These include:
– amfori BSCI – a practical and efficient system for improving working conditions in your global supply chains for over 20 years.
– amfori BEPI – to improve the environmental performance of producers and suppliers and reduce greenhouse gases.
– amfori QMI – offering quality management for infrastructure, systems and environment, product design, quality control of incoming materials, production control
– amfori Sustainability Platform – where members can manage all their data confidentially, initiate audits with producers, monitor them, manage improvement plans and create evaluations.
– amfori ESG Risk Compass
– amfori Speak for Change – a complaints mechanism for employees and stakeholders
– amfori SustainaPass – this allows you to go through the due diligence steps, collect all data and create appropriate reports.
– amfori Academy – step-by-step guidance through the required operational steps with documentation in over 30 languages, webinars, workshops and events.

You can contact us with your enquiries on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Email:pierre.strub@amfori.org
Telephone: 061 631 06 21
Gempenstrasse 63
4053 Basel

or at our headquarters in Brussels

Email:    info@amfori.org
Tel: 0032 02741 64 76

Most employees speak German, English, French and other languages.

Would you like to book a 30-minute meeting with the Membership Team in Brussels?

Further assistance:

Take advantage of the various options available to achieve your goals efficiently and effectively.

• The System Manual – the user guide for all amfori products.
• All documents, guidelines and templates for members and producers in 33 different languages can be found here.
• You can contact the members of the Network Committee in Switzerland directly with specific questions – from member to member.

Further working tools developed by amfori with Swiss partners:

• Supply Chain Tools platform from Go For Impact
• The Environmental Atlas of Supply Chains provides a scientific overview, verified by the Federal Office for the Environment, of the impact along the value chain in your industry.
• The Agenda 2030 toolbox from the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE) and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) offers a comprehensive range of services on the market covering all areas of sustainability in business.
• The Sustainable Textiles Switzerland (STS 2030) programme offers four focus areas (climate, working conditions, circular business models, transparency) as well as a detailed roadmap and toolbox – also a suitable framework for other industries to achieve results quickly and with reasonable effort.

amfori members and stakeholders receive regular newsletters and updates on this website on political, legal, trade policy and social developments from our team of experts and the numerous stakeholders we involve.

We are also active at events, are partners and help organise the Swiss Green Economy Symposium.

amfori is an association. As a member of amfori, you are not certified and do not receive a label, but you do sign a Code of Conduct (COC). By signing this code of conduct, you commit to taking appropriate measures. Producers with whom you work must also sign the COC. Audits are carried out on the producers. Your company is not audited. You can state on your website that you are a member of amfori (see question ‘How does amfori communicate?’).

At amfori, there are no basic requirements for becoming a member. You sign up to our shared values and continuously implement improvements in your supply chains (principle of continuous improvement). You are not audited yourself, but you initiate audits with your producers and suppliers.

Any company, from a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) to a large corporation, regardless of industry, can join amfori. With our 40 years of cross-industry experience and the system built by and with companies, you receive first-class services for all types of industries.

Please allow approximately one month for the membership process.

You can find more information about membership, including fees, here.

By becoming a member of this globally operating association based in Brussels, you will receive free access to all of the above services and have numerous opportunities to participate and shape the association’s activities:

• The amfori Member Advisory Council represents your interests internationally. There are currently two Swiss members.
• Specific project groups work on specific topics.
• Members can also stand for election to the Board of Directors. There are currently two Swiss members on the Board, who are also often involved in meetings in Switzerland (see also Network Committee below).
• Annual General Meeting for strategic decisions

In Switzerland, your options are:

• We organise a Swiss members’ meeting twice a year.
• You can submit best practices, which we publish
• You can become active in the Network Committee
• In Switzerland, there is also the opportunity to play a particularly active role in shaping our activities by making a voluntary financial contribution.

The team in Switzerland officially represents amfori in Switzerland. We communicate your concerns and achievements as a member to stakeholders, committees and government institutions, and amfori is established as the standard for sustainable supply chains through numerous activities.

See the section “Our partners”.

We have been the global voice for open and sustainable trade for over 40 years, more information here.

Our headquarters are in Brussels, which allows us to be very close to EU policy, which is decisive for Switzerland in many areas.

Globally, we have country representatives on every continent – producers are present in over 100 countries. Through our network of local representatives, we can offer you country-specific information, insights into political developments and important local expertise. The local networks also provide access to national governments and stakeholders.

In cooperation with a number of governments, NGOs and organisations, we help shape the political, legal and social landscape, support fair trade and human prosperity – while ensuring success for our members.

Last but not least, we have established a Stakeholder Advisory Council to coordinate priorities and strategies: amfori SAC.

How does supply chain risk management work?
You can record your supply chain on the amfori Sustainability Platform. With our risk tool (ESG Risk Compass), you can quickly identify which countries are particularly risky and which aspects are particularly relevant. It makes sense to carry out audits first where the risks are greatest. If one of your producers is already on the platform and has been audited, another member has already done the work for you.

Templates:
All templates for work, documents and records are available in up to 33 languages here.

How audits work:
They are initiated on the amfori Sustainability Platform . A selection of accredited audit firms can be found here.

When you initiate an audit of a producer on the platform, the audit partner receives a message, conducts the audits on site and then uploads the audit report to the platform. You can conveniently view the report there. Another advantage of this shared database is that you can see whether your producer has already been registered by another member and whether audits have already been carried out. You can then use these as well. This helps us to avoid audit fatigue and costs.

You yourself will not be audited.

How much time does it take?
The time required depends on the size of your company and the number of producers and suppliers you work with. For a small to medium-sized company, you should expect to spend about a quarter of a day per week on average.

Who can see the data?
The data on the platform is confidential – both your connections to producers and what you purchase from them. Once you have initiated and completed an audit, the auditing company stores the report on the platform. And you will see the results. If another company in the system is connected to the same producer, it can also view the audit report (and vice versa – if you are the company that is connected to a producer and another customer of the producer has initiated the audit).

We accompany you on your journey:
Our amfori Academy offers a wealth of valuable webinars and tutorials. At , everything may be new to you at first. The amfori Academy will guide you through the material step by step. You will also have access to workshops in Switzerland, numerous countries with members, and in sourcing countries to further your own and your producers’ education. In addition, member meetings are held twice a year in Switzerland, an international annual conference and short webinars where you can exchange ideas with colleagues from other companies and receive regular updates from us – whether about further developments at amfori, training courses, current topics in Switzerland and internationally that support your company in its work.

Communicate your membership:
You can find more information on the topic of your communication as a future member in this section.