TAOS is an NGO which aim is to promote, enable resources in global supplier networks toward creating a humane production workplace through monitoring, training and mentoring. TAOS investigates workplace environments in order to establish and determine the causes of compliance violations; design and conduct appropriate training and mentoring interventions. The TAOS Network is composed of professionals with over 50 years collective experience in organizational management, social development, human and labour rights, and social compliance in the Asian region.

TAOS Auditors are social compliance pioneers and field practitioners based in China and throughout Southeast Asia. To the enterprises, TAOS monitoring is an important instrument to acknowledge situations that need to be corrected before violations are discovered and pointed out to the media to the detriment of image and reputation of the company and the brand under which the product is made. Nuovi Equilibri Consulting is representative for Italy of Rainforest Alliance.