07 May Brands risk image in varying Bangladesh responses
The second seems calculated to minimize damage to a brand by maximizing distance from the disaster. The company said it stopped doing business with the...
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05 May Bangladesh Collapse Shows Safety Audit Shortcomings
Two of the factories inside the building had undergone audits overseen by a monitoring group, the Business Social Compliance Initiative, which was created by a...
02 May Bangladesh Death Toll Pressures Western Retailers To Make Commitments On Factory Safety
On Wednesday, Democratic Reps. George Miller (Calif.) and Sander Levin (Mich.) sent a letter to President Obama, asking him to take the lead with U.S....
26 Apr Death Toll Hits 238 in Bangladeshi Building Collapse
The building collapse on Wednesday quickly revived questions about the commitment of local factory owners, Bangladeshi officials and global brands to provide safe working conditions....
25 Apr Bangladesh Building Collapse Kills Scores Of Workers, Pressured To Clock In Despite Dangers
Sarder said officials didn't see an imminent danger given that garment workers had already evacuated the building by then. Hundreds die in fires and other...
19 Apr Japan’s Entry Would Raise New Footwear Issues In TPP Talks
In an interview, FDRA President Matt Priest acknowledged that there are a variety of different dynamics at play for the footwear industry in TPP...
15 Apr Around China: Hemp shoes a hit in foreign markets
The shoes have been a hit at shopping malls in Italy, the UK, France and Japan. The factory made 2 million pairs of hemp shoes...
09 Apr Wary of China, Companies Head to Cambodia
Only a smattering of companies, mostly in low-tech sectors like garment and shoe manufacturing, are seeking to leave China entirely. Many more companies are building...
08 Apr Level Works and INFACT Merge to form ELEVATE – creating the new global leader in business driven supply chain sustainability services
Level Works Limited, the leading supply chain labor compliance assessment firm, and INFACT Global Partners, the largest social performance improvement consultancy, announced a definitive merger...
03 Apr Sri Lanka’s Government Pushing to Increase its Footwear Industry
Addressing the media yesterday at the Information Department, the chairman said the government has identified the leather and footwear industry as a thrust industry. So...