ASTA Responsible Sourcing Guide Checklist
This is ASTA's checklist for responsible sourcing, which accompanies ASTA's Responsible Sourcing Guide. It includes a checklist on information on voluntary employment, working conditions, child labor, wages and working hours/acceptable housing, anti-discrimination policies, environmental management, and other responsible sourcing issues. The checklist was updated in 2025 and replaces the previous version from 2015.
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