In 2001, Prem Group in India, the main supplier of Switcher T-shirts in Switzerland, successfully qualified for the SA8000 certificate issued by SAI. Today, the CCA has been awarded to Switcher and Prem Group in India for best application of the code of conduct. This prize has, in particular, been granted in recognition of the work done by Switcher SA and Prem Group to improve the conditions of employment of workers at the Indian factory in Tirupur.

For Switcher SA, the improvement of living conditions of the local communities directly involved in its activities in China and India, Portugal or Switzerland, is a very important objective in the conduct of its business. More than an Indian success, this prize is first and foremost an award granted in recognition of the sustainable approach followed by Switcher SA for the management of its suppliers: no child labour, no forced labour, investment in health and safety, guaranteed minimum wages, decent working hours, no discrimination, no disciplinary measures, freedom of association and collective bargaining, system of social management, system of internal monitoring and acceptance of external monitoring.

Since 1986, the CEPAA has been awarding this prize to companies that respect human rights and contribute to the improvement of the social conditions of all their stakeholders. The CCA rewards the best performance in the social and environmental fields (environmental management, exemplary workplaces, innovative partnership, application of standards SA8000) and helps to promote these achievements at world level to individuals, investors, trade unions, governments, NGOs and private companies.

Social Accountability International (SAI) is an American human rights organization founded in 1996 by the Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency (CEPAA). SAI is dedicated to improving workplaces and communities around the world by developing and promoting voluntary standards combined with independent verification and public reporting.

In the early 90s, many transnational companies developed and undertook to apply codes of conduct seeking to improve the working conditions of manual workers employed by them in factories all over the world.

One of the main aims of SAI is to monitor the content of the codes of conduct with particular reference to minimum working conditions and to their application. After drafting a standard code based on the principles of human rights, derived from the basic conventions of the ILO, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on Children's Rights, SAI has developed a monitoring system leading up to SA8000 certification. In constant dialogue with its many stakeholders (who include manual and office workers, trade unions and NGOs), SAI is regularly updating its code of conduct and management system.