This guide will help you complete the Member Compliance Report. RBA Members in the Regular or Full Category must submit a report on compliance activities twice a year. Members in the Support or Affiliate Category are not obligated to complete this report but can choose to do so if they wish.

Please contact compliance@responsiblebusiness.org with any compliance-related questions.

Full-screen viewing is recommended.

To begin, go to https://www.rba-online.org and navigate to 'Company, Member Compliance'. 

The available reports are on the next page. Click on 'Options' and then select 'Edit.'

On the next page, you will see three types of facilities:

1. Member Facilities: These are manufacturing sites owned and operated by your company, including joint ventures where your company holds a percentage of the facility. 

The Compliance Date in RBA Online will be automatically populated for the period indicated in the first column. This data cannot be modified. The input fields labeled “Not in RBA Online” are available for adding information regarding offline activities that are not recorded in RBA Online. The last column will update automatically.

2. Direct Supplier Facilities: These are manufacturing sites owned and operated by companies within your supply chain. These primarily include sites owned by suppliers with whom you have a direct contract (tier 1 suppliers) but may also include any supplier sites from which your direct supplier sources components/parts.

Supplier data is pulled from the existing trading relationships established in RBA Online. Only major suppliers are included in the numbers on the Supplier tab. Any changes to the list of major suppliers will be automatically reflected in the Member Compliance Data. The process for setting up a major supplier in RBA Online is described here: How to Setup a Major Supplier in RBA Online

3. Indirect Supplier Facilities: These are service providers who support the manufacturing process within your facilities, such as waste management suppliers, security guard firms, dormitory operators, and cleaning services.
 

Discussion Option

You can provide additional details or comments to the RBA staff by selecting Discussions from the Member Compliance menu. 

Discussion history will appear in the post for review, and you can create a new comment by using the “New Comment” button. 

If you need further support or have questions about the RBA Membership Compliance template, please contact one of the following: 

For questions about the membership requirements: Compliance@responsiblebusiness.org

Questions about RBA Online: Helpdesk@Responsiblebusiness.org