How to apply for the Charter? Companies wishing to enquire and then, participate in the A.I.S.E. Charter start by filling out the electronic application form. This will give you access to the Charter Training Area where you can self-asses and prepare yourself for the Charter Entrance Check, to be carried out by an accredited verifier.
The official commitment to the Charter will only take place once A.I.S.E. has been notified by an accredited verifer of the successful Entrance Check by the company. StepsCommitting to the Charter means that the participating companies adhere to the principles of the Charter and to the Charter policies in three domains : economic, social and environmental. But more importantly, it means that a participating company has committed to implement a number of concrete Charter activities : - Implement the essential and other CSPs
- Report to A.I.S.E. on an annual basis b continual improvementb on a set of KPIs
- Allow an external verifier to check whether the CSPs are in place and the reporting on the KPIs are being carried out correctly.
| Steps | Charter website & extranet access | Activity by Company | Verification |
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| 1 | Available from the public part of the website | INFORMATION:
Company gains information /briefing on the Charter (through its National Association, via a briefing, via the A.I.S.E. Charter website) | | | 2 | | TRAINING:
Company is interested to carry-out a self-assessment, but not commit officially yet so "applies" (through the "How to join" section) and indicates its contact details on the Extranet to obtain access to it. | | | 3a | Company has access to the training section of the Charter extranet | Company trains for the implementation of the essential Charter Sustainability Procedures (CSPs) via the extranet.
Company has verified internally its compliance with the Essential Charter Sustainability Procedures and wishes to take part in the Charter.
=> Company calls for "external" verification for the Charter Entrance Check (though the "Entrance Check" section in the Training area) | | | 3b | Company has access to the training section of the Charter extranet | (Company pays for the visit by the external verifier and provides evidence of implementation of each CSP). | Charter Entrance Check
An external verifier comes and checks whether the company has installed the essential Charter Sustainability Procedures.
All activities are implemented & OK = Charter Entrance Check is successful=
the company can now become an "official" Charter participant. | | 4 | | COMMITMENT:
Company wants to formalise its participation in the Charter, and applies for admission.
Company signs official commitment letter and licence for use of the Charter visuals and sends both to the A.I.S.E.. | | | 5 | Company is an official "Charter participant" ; has access to the 2nd Extranet section providing Charter visuals, KPI section etc | Company becomes a "Charter participant" and can start using the A.I.S.E. Charter logo on its corporate material and on its packs.
+ Company has committed itself to report before a certain date, its annual data on the Key Performance Indicators via the protected Charter Extranet
(with that, it can also benchmark its own data against the aggregated total EU data for info/reference). | | | 5 | | (Company pays for the visit by the external verifier and provides evidence of implementation of KPIs). | External verifier controls proper reporting of KPIs (and CSP's), at random, once every 3 years. | | 6 | | Company implements the complementary CSPs within 3 years of entry. | External verifier comes and checks whether the complementary CSPs have been put in place* |
(* Company pays for the visit by the external verifier and provides evidence of implementation.)
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