RBAVAPStandardPage1of151RBAVAPStandardV8.0.1–Jan2024Disclaimer:Thisdocumentshouldbetakenonlyasasourceofinformationandanalysis.Itisnotgiven,andshouldnotbetaken,aslegaladviceandtheprovideroftheinformationwillnotbeheldliableforanydirectorconsequentiallossarisingfromrelianceontheinformationcontainedherein.•RBAEmail:vap@responsiblebusiness.org•RBAAddress:1725DukeStreet,Suite300,AlexandriaVA22314,USA2024JanuaryRBAVAPStandardV8.0.1RBAPublicPage2of1511.Introduction.................................................................................................................................................41.1Objective..................................................................................................................................................................................41.2DocumentFormat.................................................................................................................................................................42.RBAAssessmentPrinciples..................................................................................................................52.1Documentation......................................................................................................................................................................52.2Applicability............................................................................................................................................................................52.3“Stricter-of”............................................................................................................................................................................52.4Policiesincluderelevantlegalprovisionsandcustomerrequirements...........................................................52.5SmallandMediumSizedEnterprises............................................................................................................................62.6Communicationandtraining.............................................................................................................................................63.VAPDefinitions..........................................................................................................................................74.KeylinkstoVAPResources..................................................................................................................75.ServicelevelandqualitystatementforVAP...................................................................................76.VAPProgram..............................................................................................................................................86.1Validatedassessmentreport(VAR)validity................................................................................................................86.2Rolesandresponsibilities.................................................................................................................................................87.VAPProcess..............................................................................................................................................117.1InitialAssessments...........................................................................................................................