An SVAP on Forced Labor (SVAP-FL) assessment may be initiated by a Member Customer, the RBA APM, or the auditee themselves. 

Note: SVAP-FL assessment is exclusively for RBA members and RBA member's supply chain only; each assessment request has to be either supported or / and sponsored by RBA member. The assessment requestor must appear in the Attachment B and be selected as the primary assessment requester in Tab 3 below. Please contact APM (svap@responsiblebusiness.org) for more information. 

To initiate SVAP-FL assessment request against your own facility, go to “My Audits” page under the Audit Tab:

You will be brought to the following screen that will hold a list of all previous audits that you have completed: 

From here, select/click the “Initiate Audit” button on the top left. This will open a window for you to enter the information that related to the assessment. To successfully initiate the assessment, you have to complete all the required information for all 5 tabs as illustrated below. 

Tab 1: General Audit Information

Select the facility name where you would like the assessment conducted and complete all of the required fields. 

Audit Category: Forced Labor SVAP

Audit Type: 

• Initial Assessment (this is biannual assessment, valid for 2 years from end date OR as at when required by RBA member)
• Closure Assessment (this is used to Close out any Additional Non-conformances)
• Priority Closure Assessment (this is required in order to close out any Priority Non-conformances)

Select / Click “NEXT” to go to the next step. 

Tab 2: Scope

Business Type: Recruitment Agency, Labor Agent or Employment Site. 

Audit Scope: SVAP-FL or SVAP-FL + VAP

Select / Click “NEXT” to go to the next step when you have finished entering all required information .

Tab 3: Customer Information

Choose the Customer that is the primary requester for the assessment and add any additional customer that should get automated alerts related to the assessment, then select/click “NEXT” to go to next step. 

Tab 4: Payment Information

Identify who will be paying for the assessment and ensure point of contact information is accurate. Select / Click “NEXT” to go to next page. 

Tab 5: Corrective Action Plan (CAP)

Choose who will be responsible for reviewing and approving the corrective action plan (CAP) for any non-conformance uncovered during the assessment. 

Select/Click “INITIATE” once all required information is duly filled. 

If your assessment request is successful, you will receive a notification. Hit ‘OK’ to complete the task. 

Next, you can proceed to sign the Auditee Agreement and Attachment B. Go to “My Audits” page under the Audit Tab. Go to Option > Audit Data > Contracting. For more information, you can search ‘How to sign AA and Attachment B’ here in the RBA-Online knowledge base.