Assurance In Action: Episode 39
31 Oct 2019
Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
Episode #39
In this episode on Assurance in Action, Supply Chain Assurance Senior Director, Catherine Beare gives an overview of ethical supply chains in the fashion industry. The fashion industry supply chain can have issues with forced labour, harassment issues, and health and safety hazards. Production can also affect the environment through energy usage, wastewater, emissions to air, and more. These days, brands and buyers alike are demanding transparency in supply chains. Catherine discusses how big brands are working to understand the problem and what steps they are taking to improve workplace conditions and ensure a more sustainable supply chain.
LINKS
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Fashion Revolution
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion
Intertek Workplace Conditions Assessment
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