关于SA8000认证标准转换的通知

各SA8000获证客户、意向申请组织：

为落实SAI（Social Accountability International）SA8000:2026新版标准转换相关要求，新世纪检验认证有限责任公司（BCC）自2026年11月1日起正式开始受理社会责任管理体系SA8000:2026标准的初次认证及再认证业务申请，并同时停止SA8000:2014标准的初次认证及再认证业务申请。现将SA8000标准转换的相关要求及重要时间节点通知如下：

一、依据SA8000:2014标准实施认证、审核的相关安排

1. 在2026年10月31日（含）前，BCC仍可依据SA8000:2014受理认证申请；申请组织应在BCC决定受理前完成《Getting Started with SA8000:2026》入门课程培训及SA8000:2026自我评估提交，并在2026年12月31日前完成初次认证二阶段审核或再认证审核，否则该次申请及一阶段审核作废。

2. 自2026年11月1日起，BCC不再受理SA8000:2014标准的认证申请（含初次认证、再认证）。

3. 自2027年1月1日起，BCC不再依据SA8000:2014标准开展初次认证审核（含一阶段、二阶段）及再认证审核。

4. 持有有效状态SA8000:2014证书（存量证书）的获证组织，相关安排如下：

（1）监督审核：获证组织须按照SAI要求在2026年12月31日前完成SA8000:2026入门课程培训及SA8000:2026自我评估提交，之后监督审核可正常安排和实施；逾期未完成入门课程和自我评估的，BCC不能安排后续的审核，这可能导致证书的暂停或撤销。

（2）再认证审核：

①证书有效期在2029年5月31日之前的，在正常认证周期内按照SA8000:2026标准实施再认证审核并换发新版证书；

②证书有效期在2029年5月31日之后的，须提前实施再认证审核，并结合再认证审核过渡到SA8000:2026。

5. 所有SA8000:2014的获证组织和意向申请组织，须在2026年12月31日前完成SA8000:2026入门课程培训及SA8000:2026自我评估提交，并在2029年5月31日前结合再认证审核完成向SA8000:2026标准转换，方可保持证书有效；逾期未完成的，BCC将依据SAI和SAAS相关规定暂停或撤销其证书。

二、依据SA8000:2026标准实施认证、审核的相关安排

6. 自2026年11月1日起，BCC开始依据SA8000:2026标准受理认证申请，范围包括初次认证及再认证，不含监督审核。有关认证申请书及合同模板见BCC官网。

7. 申请依据SA8000:2026标准认证的组织，须先完成SA8000:2026入门课程培训及SA8000:2026自我评估提交。

三、强制性前置条件（SAI官方要求）

8. 依据SAI官方文件要求，所有SA8000获证组织（含SA8000:2014的获证组织）均应在2026年12月31日前完成《Getting Started with SA8000:2026》入门课程培训，并完成SA8000:2026自我评估提交。BCC审核组将在现场审核中核实SA8000:2026入门课程培训及自我评估的完成情况。

9. 若获证组织未能在上述期限内完成课程及自我评估，BCC将暂停安排后续审核，进而可能导致证书被暂停或撤销。

四、SA8000注册费（原自我评估费）的说明

10. 自2025年10月12日起，SAI将原"Self-Assessment Fee（自我评估费）"更名为"SA8000 Registration Fee（SA8000注册费）"，费用由300美元调整为500美元。该费用包含SA8000:2026自我评估（Self-Assessment）权限及SA8000:2026入门课程（Getting Started with SA8000:2026）访问权限，是组织向SAI申请初次认证、再认证时应当缴纳的费用。该费用由申请组织直接向SAI缴纳，不包含在BCC的认证费用中。

11. 已于2025年10月12日至2026年10月11日期间在SAI Database中缴纳并完成SA8000:2014版自我评估的组织，SAI将向其在SAI Database中预留的邮箱发送Getting Started with SA8000:2026入门课程的免费注册密钥。上述组织须在2026年12月31日前完成该课程学习及其内嵌的SA8000:2026自我评估。请各组织及时核对SAI Database中预留的邮箱地址是否有效，以确保能够正常收注册密钥。

12. 拟于2027年3月31日前接受初次认证或再认证审核的组织，应先在SAI Database中缴纳SA8000 Registration Fee（500美元）。缴费完成后，SAI将通过电子邮件向组织预留的邮箱发送入门课程的注册密钥；组织应在SAI Training Center完成课程学习及其内嵌的SA8000:2026自我评估；课程完成后，须在SAI Database中完成作为初次认证/再认证申请前置条件的SA8000:2026自我评估。全部工作应于2026年12月31日前完成。

13. 对于其他尚未获取课程权限的获证组织（含仅需接受监督审核的组织），须在SAI Training Center以300美元的单价购买该课程，并应在2026年12月31日前完成课程学习及其内嵌的SA8000:2026自我评估。请相关组织在课程学习过程中按提示录入本组织在SAI Database的ORG编号，以便SAI将完成记录与组织进行绑定；SAI将根据情况向SAI Database中预留的邮箱发送相关通知，请各组织确认该邮箱地址有效。该课程价格将在2027年1月1日上调，具体价格以 SAI Training Center 平台公示为准。

五、课程与系统操作指引

14. 课程学习平台为SAI Training Center，自我评估提交平台为SAI Database；两平台账号相互独立，账号密码不通用。

15. 组织在学习课程过程中，须按提示录入本组织在SAI Database的ORG编号，SAI据此将培训完成记录绑定至对应组织。

16. SAI将根据客户不同情况，向SAI Database中预留的邮箱发送课程注册密钥，请各组织确认邮箱信息有效，及时查收密钥。

六、其他事项

17. 请各组织根据自身证书到期计划，提前规划SA8000:2026转换工作，按时完成课程学习与自我评估提交。

18. 如在SAI系统操作、标准转换方面存在疑问，可联系BCC SA8000项目对接人员咨询。

新世纪检验认证有限责任公司（BCC）

日期：2026年10月21日

BCC Inc.

Notice on the Transition to SA8000:2026

To: All BCC SA8000 certified clients and prospective applicant organizations

To implement the requirements of Social Accountability International (SAI) regarding the transition to the standard SA8000:2026, BCC Inc. will formally begin accepting applications for initial certification and recertification against SA8000:2026 for social accountability management systems as of November 1, 2026, and will simultaneously cease accepting applications for initial certification and recertification against SA8000:2014.

The requirements and key dates relating to the SA8000 standard transition are hereby notified as follows:

I. Arrangements for Certification and Audits Conducted Against SA8000:2014

1. On or before October 31, 2026, BCC may still accept certification applications against SA8000:2014. The applicant organization shall, prior to BCC's decision to accept the application, complete the “Getting Started with SA8000:2026” course and submit the SA8000:2026 self-assessment, and shall complete the Stage 2 audit or the recertification audit on or before December 31, 2026; otherwise, the application or Stage 1 audit shall be deemed void.

2. As of November 1, 2026, BCC will no longer accept certification applications against SA8000:2014 (including initial certification and recertification).

3. As of January 1, 2027, BCC will no longer conduct initial certification audits (including Stage 1 and Stage 2) or recertification audits against SA8000:2014.

4. For certified organizations holding valid SA8000:2014 certificates (existing certificates), the arrangements are as follows:

(1) Surveillance audits: The certified organization shall, in accordance with SAI requirements, complete the SA8000:2026 introductory course training and submit the SA8000:2026 self-assessment on or before December 31, 2026; thereafter, surveillance audits may be scheduled and conducted as normal. Where the introductory course and self-assessment are not completed within the prescribed time limit, BCC will be unable to schedule subsequent audits, which may result in the suspension or withdrawal of the certificate.

(2)  Recertification audits:

①Where the certificate expires on or before May 31, 2029, the recertification audit shall be conducted against SA8000:2026 within the normal certification cycle and a new-version certificate shall be issued.

②Where the certificate expires after May 31, 2029, the recertification audit shall be brought forward, and the transition to SA8000:2026 shall be completed in conjunction with that recertification audit.

5. All organizations certified to SA8000:2014 and all prospective applicant organizations shall complete the Getting Started with SA8000:2026 course and submit the SA8000:2026 self-assessment on or before December 31, 2026, and shall complete the transition to SA8000:2026 in conjunction with a recertification audit on or before May 31, 2029, in order to maintain certificate validity. Where this is not completed within the prescribed time limit, BCC will suspend or withdraw the certificate in accordance with the relevant provisions of SAI and SAAS.

II. Arrangements for Certification and Audits Conducted Against SA8000:2026

6. As of November 1, 2026, BCC will begin accepting certification applications against SA8000:2026, covering initial certification and recertification, but excluding surveillance audits. The relevant certification application forms and contract templates are available on the BCC official website.

7.     Organizations applying for certification against SA8000:2026 shall first complete the Getting Started with SA8000:2026 course and submit the SA8000:2026 self-assessment.

III. Mandatory Prerequisites (SAI Official Requirements)

8. Pursuant to SAI official documents, all SA8000 certified organizations (including those certified to SA8000:2014) shall complete the “Getting Started with SA8000:2026” course and submit the SA8000:2026 self-assessment on or before December 31, 2026. BCC audit teams will verify completion of the course and self-assessment during the on-site audit.

9. Where a certified organization fails to complete the course and self-assessment within the above time limit, BCC will stop the future audits, which may in turn result in the suspension or withdrawal of the certificate.

IV. Notes on the SA8000 Registration Fee (formerly the Self-Assessment Fee)

10. As of October 12, 2025, SAI has renamed the former "Self-Assessment Fee" as the "SA8000 Registration Fee," and the fee has been adjusted from USD 300 to USD 500. This fee covers access to the SA8000:2026 Self-Assessment and access to the “Getting Started with SA8000:2026” course, and is payable by the organization to SAI when applying for initial certification or recertification. This fee is paid by the applicant organization directly to SAI and is not included in BCC's certification fees.

11. For organizations that paid and completed the SA8000:2014 self-assessment in the SAI Database between October 12, 2025 and October 11, 2026, SAI will send a free enrollment key for the “Getting Started with SA8000:2026” introductory course to the email address registered in the SAI Database. Such organizations shall complete the course and its embedded SA8000:2026 self-assessment on or before December 31, 2026. All organizations are requested to ly verify that the email address registered in the SAI Database is valid, so as to ensure receipt of the enrollment key.

12. Organizations scheduled to undergo an initial certification or recertification audit on or before March 31, 2027 shall first pay the SA8000 Registration Fee (USD 500) in the SAI Database. Upon payment, SAI will send a free enrollment key for the getting Started course by email to the organization's registered email address; the organization shall complete the course and its embedded SA8000:2026 self-assessment in the SAI Training Center; upon completion of the course, the organization shall complete, in the SAI Database, the SA8000:2026 self-assessment that serves as a prerequisite for the initial certification/recertification application. All of the above shall be completed on or before December 31, 2026.

13. Other certified organizations that have not yet obtained course access (including organizations requiring only surveillance audits) shall purchase the course in the SAI Training Center at the unit price of USD 300, and shall complete the course and its embedded SA8000:2026 self-assessment on or before December 31, 2026. During the course, organizations are requested to enter, as ed, their ORG number in the SAI Database, so that SAI can link the completion record to the organization. SAI will, as appropriate, send relevant notifications to the email address registered in the SAI Database; organizations are requested to confirm that this email address is valid. The price of this course will be increased on January 1, 2027.

V. Guidance on the Course and System Operation

14. The course delivery platform is the SAI Training Center, and the self-assessment submission platform is the SAI Database. The accounts of the two platforms are independent of each other, and usernames and passwords are not interchangeable.

15. While taking the course, organizations shall enter, as ed, their ORG number in the SAI Database, on the basis of which SAI will link the training completion record to the corresponding organization.

16. SAI will send course enrollment keys to the email address registered in the SAI Database according to the specific circumstances of each client. All organizations are requested to confirm that their email information is valid and to check for the key in a timely manner.

VI. Other Matters

17. All organizations are requested to plan the SA8000:2026 transition in advance in light of their own certificate expiry schedule, and to complete the course and submit the self-assessment on time.

18. Should you have any questions regarding SAI system operation or the standard transition, please contact the BCC SA8000 project liaison for consultation.

BCC Inc.

October 21, 2026