Suppliers are invited to participate in the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) survey of commercial compliance. Driven by 15 apparel manufacturing associations from 11 countries, STTIs' objective is to deliver a major contribution towards purchasing practices that allow textile and garment manufacturers to run a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable operation.
When brands and retailers accept the SLCP Converged Assessment Framework instead of insisting on buyer-specific audits, the potential for worker benefits are significant. But audit harmonization is only part of the picture. Buyers’ purchasing practices need to be strong across all seven Better BuyingTM categories to support ongoing supplier sustainability, and deliver consistent benefits to workers
A Better Buying Institute Spotlight Report, examining how workers benefit when brands and retailers prioritize audit harmonization
An article by Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute, on the connection between purchasing practices and factory-level noncompliance, and how brands and retailers can comply with Germany's new Supply Chain Due Diligence law.
A Special Report from Better Buying Institute
amfori hosted a session on Human Rights Due Diligence within the 2022 UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
On 25 March, amfori President Linda Kromjong delivered a presentation at a side session organized by the International Organisation of Employers of the UN 3rd South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights.
On 8 April 2022, amfori, in collaboration with the International Labor Organization Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Programme (ILO RSCA), organised a webinar on the theme Gender Equality in Business and Supply Chains: Empowering Women during Post-Pandemic Recovery in Asia, which was attended by more than 110 brands, producers and experts in the field.
amfori has made a Pledge to 'increase the visibility and transparancy of social and environmental conditions in supply chains'. This is a week where global actors are focusing on environment-related issues, with the 50th edition of World Environment Day and the UN preparatory meeting for the next global summit on climate action, COP 27.
Over the last couple of years governmental legislative actions addressing forced labour have seen a marked rise. Amongst the key actions has been the European Commission’s announcement by President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address of September 2021: it intends to keep the EU market free from products made, extracted or harvested with forced labour, whether they are made in the EU or elsewhere in the world.
On 21 July 2022, the 26th Sino-European CSR Round table forum will be held online. As a professional and practical communication platform and channel for corporate social responsibility, the theme of this forum will be “Empower Low-Carbon Supply Chains: Transformation Opportunities Brought by Best Practices."
Save The Date: amfori Annual Event 19-20 October 2022 The amfori annual event brings together international businesses, stakeholders, policy-makers and sustainability practitioners to collaborate and exchange views on responsible trade and sustainable supply chains.
We just released the after-movie of the amfori Annual Event that you can watch below:
amfori’s president Linda Kromjong signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) together with Gerd Mueller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation on shared interest areas for driving the #ESG.
At the closing of United Nations Biodiversity Conference: COP15, amfori announced they are making a pledge to become Accelerators for the Race to Zero.
Textile diploma curriculum and industry needs assessment for green transformation. Published by the project Higher Education and Leadership Development for Sustainable Textiles in Bangladesh (HELD) which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with the Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED) of the Ministry of Education (MoE) as the line ministry and the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh as the executing agency.
The German Government is committed to human rights and environmental due diligence and passed an act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains in 2021. The project Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS) has 4 areas of action for the project, where action field (4) is about establishing and further developing effective internal and external complaints mechanisms. The report is meant to review the existing complaints structures for workers in Bangladesh's export-oriented textile and garment sector. This includes an analysis of (legal) national requirements, stakeholder mapping, and detailed analysis of internal and external complaint mechanisms.
The objective of the Switch Garment project is to increase the competitiveness of Cambodian garment factories and decrease the industry's environmental impact through the adoption of sustainable energy practices and facilitating investments in clean energy technologies.
What is mandatory human rights due diligence, and how could it make the garment industry more ethical? An article by Elizabeth Cline and Laurel Anderson Hoffner.
The EU recently drafted a proposal for a new law that would tighten corporate due diligence in global supply chains. Here's all you need to know about the proposal and what it might mean for the garment sector in Asia.
People with disabilities face multiple barriers to participating equally in the labour market -and companies too face challenges in breaking down these barriers and designing inclusive workplaces. A new set of guidelines for the garment and textiles sector aims to change that. We talk to two of the architects of the guidelines, Luisa Hans IVN (International Association of the Natural Textile Industry) and Judith Kunert PST (Partnership for Sustainable Textiles) about what measures can be taken to advance inclusion in the sector.
What do the recent debate over the Higg Index and the emerging industry focus on supply chain due diligence have in common?
The Global Findex 2021 report shows, surprisingly, that financial inclusion increased all over the world last year despite COVID-19. Bangladesh’s work to increase the use of digital wages during the pandemic illustrates how some policy responses enhanced this inclusion and led to enormous dividends for women.
An interview with Per N. Bondevik, human rights due diligence specialist in global supply chains, and co-developer of the web-based self-assessment tool SheDil.
After two years of COVID break, the Asian Dialogues Conference finally returned to the stage as an in-person event. We have summarized the most important statements and key findings for you.
Discover how the Workers' Manual was developed and why it can help increase understanding and productivity in factories through increased social dialogue, compliance with labour standards and improved working conditions.
Denim manufactuerer Saitex became the first certified B-Corp factory in Asia and the only large-scale denim manufacturer to adopt the environmental and social standards set forth by B Lab. We speak to Oanh Nguyen, HSE & Sustainability Manager at Saitex about the challenges to implement lasting sustainability, responsible business, and the importance to include workers with different abilities.
At the 27th UN Conference of the Parties (COP), world leaders, industry executives and civil society representatives meet for negotiations to bring the world closer to achieving climate goals. The fashion industry is also on the agenda at COP27.
