audits
These 3 Sourcing Nations Flagged for ‘Unreliable’ Factory Audits
Cornell experts discuss if brands are "complicit" in condoning the "elaborate myth" of the factory audit, and…
Leather Working Group Outlines New Environmental Standards
Protocol 7.0 will replace the existing Protocol 6.7 starting Aug. 22, becoming mandatory for audits of…
Industry Groups Align to Reduce Audit Fatigue
International Textile Manufacturers Federation and the International Apparel Federation are strategizing to…
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8 Years After Pakistan Fire, Victims’ Families Still Seek Relief
RINA has reportedly refused to sign a mediation agreement that would financially compensate victims of…
Why Less Might Be More When it Comes to Factory Audits
A new initiative seeks to curb audit fatigue in fashion factories and divert resources to bettering working…
Inspectorio’s Automated Auditing Breaks Down Social Compliance Silos
Inspectorio's Rise platform was designed to streamline the compliance auditing process by centralizing it on…
Xinjiang Confidential: What Auditor Exodus Means for Apparel Sourcing
As WRAP, Bureau Veritas and more drop audits in the Chinese region hit by forced-labor allegations, what's…
Could ‘Symphonization’ Save Supply Chain Social Compliance?
Could a new concept dubbed "symphonization" be the key to evolving supply chain social compliance and audit…
How to Audit Factories During Lockdowns and Social Distancing
The same directives limiting social movement are making it impossible for auditors to visit factories in…
Op-Ed: Four Ways to Fight Unjust Labor in Your Supply Chain
ILO estimates three out of every 1,000 people worldwide are trapped in some form of forced labor and that…
Here’s How H&M’s Sustainability Report Stacks Up
Swedish retailer H&M continues to dispel the theory that fast fashion is throwaway fashion with today's…
Watch Out, Wal-Mart Execs–Next Year, Bonuses Will Depend on Compliance
Bonuses for Wal-Mart executives will now depend at least partially on the success of new compliance…
C&A Pledges to Audit All Factories after Tragic Tazreen Factory Fire
Netherlands-based international fashion supplier C&A has announced a comprehensive fire safety audit of its…