Tag Archives: audit

Conscious Supply Chain Management at H&M

Posted on September 22, 2014 by aviyer2010

A report in Sustainable Brands (http://tinyurl.com/qg5gtn7) titled “H&M Unveils Conscious Denim, Signs Agreement for More Conscious Supply Chain Management” describes initiatives with the International Labor Organization (ILO), Solidaridad and Jeanologia to audit its water use, energy consumption, working conditions, fair … Continue reading →

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Can outsourced manufacturing compliance to agreements be crowdsourced ?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (May 20, 2013) describes companies such as LaborVoices and LaborLink that permit employees at manufacturing plants abroad to call in anonymously to report about working conditions. The companies then follow up to verify complaints and thus … Continue reading →

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Auditing conflict materials free suppliers and cost impact

Posted on October 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (October 9, 2012) describes the number of conflict materials free smelters as 27 out of 200 to 400 worldwide. With the Dodd-Frank law demanding that companies declare the extent of use of tin, … Continue reading →

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