Pillar
Social Accountability
Every building is connected to people far beyond its walls. Social Accountability in SEAM addresses the full reach of that connection, from the materials sourced and the suppliers hired to the health and safety of the people it impacts.
2 concepts · 19 activities
What is Social Accountability
Accountability goes beyond the building
A building's impact doesn't begin at the job site and it doesn't end at the property line.
Social Accountability in SEAM addresses the people who are often furthest from the conversation: the workers in the supply chain whose labor produced the materials inside the building, the contractors on site whose safety depends on clear standards, and the occupants and community members whose health is shaped by how the project is managed.
Concepts and Objectives
Ways to act accountably
Social Accountability in SEAM is achieved across 2 concepts, spanning 19 activities.
Concept HR Human Rights
15 activities-
› HR01 Ethical Materials Procurement 4 activities
- HRa1.1 Owner shall proactively specify ethical materials in design and planning documents Impact
- HRa1.2 Conduct a supply chain risk assessment and action plan Impact
- HRa1.3 Ethical sourcing of products and materials Impact
- HRa1.4 Owner shall remediate materials procurement negative impacts to human rights Impact
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› HR02 Ethical Suppliers Procurement 7 activities
- HRa2.1 Owner shall provide a living wage Impact
- HRa2.2 Owner shall ensure decent work conditions Impact
- HRa2.3 Suppliers shall provide a living wage Impact
- HRa2.4 Suppliers shall ensure decent work conditions Impact
- HRa2.5 Tenants shall provide a living wage Impact
- HRa2.6 Tenants shall ensure decent work conditions Impact
- HRa2.7 Owner shall remediate Supplier procurement negative impacts to human rights Impact
Concept HS Health + Safety
4 activities-
› HS01 Health, Safety, + Wellness 4 activities
- HSa1.1 Enhance human health and wellness for occupants of the property through a science-based system of strategies Impact
- HSa1.2 Safeguard community health, safety, and wellness Impact
- HSa1.3 Provide safe and healthy jobsites and prevent work-related injury and ill health by eliminating hazards and minimizing occupational health & safety risks Impact
- HSa1.4 Provide safe and secure structure of all occupiable spaces by ensuring structural integrity and compliance with fire safety Impact
Why it matters
Trust requires proof. Accountability provides it.
Commitments to human rights and worker safety are only as strong as the systems behind them. Social Accountability gives projects the framework to identify risks, document corrective action, and verify the conditions inside the people-side of every project.