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Event Roundup: The 26th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum
On 22 July 2022, amfori and China Sustainability Tribune, co-hosted the 26th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum. It was held in Beijing in a hybrid mode. The event themed “Empower Low-Carbon Supply Chains and Transformation Opportunities Brought by Best Practices" and was...
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August 12, 2022
amfori enters into a new Partnership with UNIDO
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.
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January 10, 2023
amfori launches Climate Lab
The amfori Climate Lab is a new initiative to raise climate awareness, deepen the conversation with amfori members, assess gaps and brainstorm collectively on ways to improve together and support each other. It intends to capitalise on the pool of resources and good work that...
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January 10, 2023
Key Learnings from amfori’s Events on “Responsible Business Conduct and Access to Remedy” in Vietnam
Following the completion of the pilot for Speak for Change, amfori Supply Chain Grievance Mechanism programme, amfori organised a series of events on “Responsible Business Conduct and Access to Remedy” in Vietnam. The events aimed to seek feedback from stakeholders’ experience...
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June 27, 2023
By joining forces, Retailers and amfori can support the Global Community to win the Race to Zero
On the day set aside by the UN to put a spotlight on the pressing environmental challenges the world is facing, amfori is calling on all retail companies, including its own retail members, to commit to the goals of the Race to Zero Retail Breakthrough Campaign.
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June 27, 2023
amfori welcomes EP JURI Committee Vote on EU CSDDD File as Important Step in the Right Direction
As an organisation that has been supportive of the move to introduce EU-wide due diligence measures since the onset, amfori welcomes this important step towards creating harmonised rules and a level playing field on due diligence.
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June 27, 2023
Pakistan: GIZ FABRIC Regional Conference on Textiles Sustainability
On 7 December 22, more than 150 textile sector stakeholders from across the globe joined the GIZ FABRIC Hybrid Regional Conference on Textiles Sustainability where good practices for sustainable business and fair production were presented and the Asia Garment Hub was accentuated...
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December 15, 2022
Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices: Aligning and driving action on ‘Responsible Purchasing Practices’
The "Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices" now provides an aligned reference document for the garment industry. Several multi-stakeholder initiatives have developed the document and hope that the framework will help to focus attention on the changes needed, as a...
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July 25, 2022
Impact Article: The time to accelerate the “S” in ESG is now
Parental leave is just one of many topics that workers in factories needs to learn more about. With 16 weeks stipulated by law it is quite generous from an international perspective, but with many factories lacking effective training tools, and many workers unable to read and...
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February 25, 2022
Promoting Equal and Respectful Workplaces
With a lack of women in leadership roles, and in professional and technical jobs the gender gap is yet far from being closed. Quizrr, an ed-tech pioneer is working to empower women, and men across the globe with awareness and skills to change that
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March 09, 2022
How a new innovative business pilot will help 135,000 ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) together with wagely a consortium of Quizrr and Ulula have committed $556,000 to improve the financial and digital inclusion of garment workers.
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May 12, 2022
Protecting workers, protecting businesses: Vaccination campaigns in the garment sector
Nationwide vaccination campaigns are at the forefront of COVID-19 mitigation efforts in several of the world’s major manufacturing countries. Garment workers— a category of people that has suffered since the pandemic took hold — are the focus of these vaccination campaigns.
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August 10, 2021