social compliance
Upstream Focus: AJG Fashion Consulting Founder Alice James on Proactivity and Production Proximity
Alice James shares why AJG Fashion Consulting is growing factory partnerships in Europe and South America and…
RISE Reaches New Heights in Garment Worker Equality
The initiative improving the rights of female garment workers reached 400,000 textile sector employees in…
Shein Report Finds Child Labor, Escalating Emissions
The ultra-fast-fashion Goliath uncovered two cases of child labor at its suppliers last year, detailed in its…
WWD Recommends
Pangaia Deemed an Ethical Sourcing Leader by Fair Wear Foundation
The British materials science innovator and apparel brand scored high marks on the nonprofit's Brand…
VF Corp ‘Bridges the Gender Gap’ in Garment Automation
VF Corp has extended its support for a program that helps women garment workers displaced by automation…
Fanatics Brands Gets Fair Labor Association Accreditation
Accreditation by FLA recognizes that Fanatics Brands has systems to identify and remediate unfair labor…
Regulation, Recognition & Relationships Can Move the Needle on Labor Rights
In the past decade, labor compliance improvement has stalled. A panel at Texworld NYC examined what is needed…
Why Advancing Social Responsibility Requires a Collective Effort
As brands face growing pressure to protect human rights in their supply chains, ensuring ethical practices…
Why This Sourcing Expert Says ‘Intermediaries’ Are Out
One seasoned sourcing veteran says the era of the sourcing agent is over—thanks in part to values-driven…
Covid-19 Is Changing the World—and it’s Shifting Social Compliance, Too
Now, more than ever, fashion must work together to address the whole range of social compliance challenges…
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…
Ethical Sourcing Is the Thorn in Fashion’s Side, Experts Say
Fashion's worries in the age of Covid may be vast, but the ethics surrounding sourcing have become a clear…
Could ‘Symphonization’ Save Supply Chain Social Compliance?
Could a new concept dubbed "symphonization" be the key to evolving supply chain social compliance and audit…
Regardless of Motive, Experts Urge the Denim Supply Chain to Set CSR Standards
Representatives from social compliance organizations discuss the need for CSR standards in the denim supply…
Fair Labor Association Accredits Under Armour’s Social Compliance Program
Recognizing the company's commitment to improving working conditions, the FLA accredited the social…