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AAFA-Branchenchat: So sollten Sie Audits betrachten
Nate Herman, Senior Vice President of Policy der American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), setzte sich mit unserem Präsidenten und CEO Avedis Seferian zusammen, um die Frage zu besprechen: „Wie sollten Sie Audits betrachten?“ Sie räumen zwar ein, dass Audits nicht perfekt sind (und nicht alle gleich), kommen jedoch zu dem Schluss, dass Audits, wenn sie von unabhängigen und glaubwürdigen Organisationen richtig durchgeführt werden, […]
AAFA Virtual Training on Social Responsibility
WRAP’s Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement, Mark Jaeger, will be a featured speaker in an upcoming members-only webinar hosted by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). This virtual training will benefit AAFA members who are interested in or new to social compliance and/or environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in the apparel, footwear, or […]
WRAP session at USFIA Washington Trade Symposium to address audit fatigue
Our President and CEO, Avedis Seferian, will be a featured speaker in a session at the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)’s 2023 Washington Trade Symposium. For the first time, this event will be hybrid; it will be held in-person in Washington D.C., but can be attended virtually from anywhere in the world. Our session, […]
Panel discussion on cultural impact of Rana Plaza at 2023 Sustainability Summit
WRAP’s President and CEO, Avedis Seferian, was a featured speaker at Sourcing Journal’s 2023 Sustainability Summit in New York. He joined a panel discussion on how the tragic collapse of Rana Plaza impacted the social compliance landscape and global discourse about human rights issues in supply chains. Learn more about the insights and personal testimonies […]
2023 Worker Survey Report
This paper shares the findings of a joint worker survey conducted from October 2021 – March 2023 in labor-intensive manufacturing facilities in exporting countries. Six nonprofit social compliance organizations collaborated on the deployment of the survey tool in their partnering facilities. The 14,739 workers surveyed were primarily based in Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Italy, and Turkey; […]
10 Years Later: Lessons from the Rana Plaza Tragedy
It has been one decade since the deadly collapse of Rana Plaza dominated global headlines. Ten years later, industry leaders, social compliance experts, labor advocates, and government leaders around the world still feel the impact of the 1,134 lives lost. In an article published by Sourcing Journal, WRAP’s President and CEO explores the lessons that […]
Reflecting on the lingering implications of the Rana Plaza tragedy: a conversation on Rachelle Jackson’s Business & Human Rights podcast.
WRAP’s President and CEO, Avedis Seferian, joined the “Business and Human Rights with Rachelle” podcast to discuss the 10-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. This episode explores businesses’ responses to the historic tragedy, what the industry learned in terms of prevention, and what the world now expects when it comes to […]
Accountability in the apparel industry 10 years after Rana Plaza
WRAP’s President and CEO, Avedis Seferian, joins the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)’s Vice President of Policy, Nate Herman, for a discussion on accountability in the apparel industry ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza.
WRAP reviews regulatory changes facing global apparel industry at SOURCING at MAGIC
Avedis Seferian, WRAP’s President and CEO, led a session on the mounting regulatory and compliance challenges facing the global apparel industry at the 2023 SOURCING at MAGIC trade show in Las Vegas. Learn more in this article from Sourcing Journal. Subscription may be required to view article.
