A compilation of the lessons learned from four pilot projects in remote auditing from Responsible Jewellery Council, LEAF Marque, Better Cotton Initiative, and Fairtrade USA, supported by the ISEAL Innovations Fund, between February to June 2021.

LEAF Marque and the Responsible Jewellery Council looked at the extent to which remote auditing could provide an alternative to in-person on-site visits, while the two other pilot projects used a remote phone survey based on worker voice technology to carry out interviews with workers in factory settings (in the case of Fair Trade USA) and in an agricultural setting on cotton farms (Better Cotton Initiative – BCI). The pilot projects presented here outline their solutions, results, lessons learned, and next steps.

These pilots were funded by the ISEAL Innovations Fund, supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.