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WRAP and ESCP Announce Strategic Partnership
WRAP is proud to announce our partnership with the Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP). The collaboration aims to enhance ethical practices in production facilities around the globe.Through this partnership we will work closely together to support suppliers in improving labor standards, ensuring a safe and fair working environment for all employees. WRAP’s expert team will […]
AAFA and WRAP Discuss Newly Published Guidance on Responsible Sourcing Amid Tariff Volatility
AAFA Senior Vice President of Policy, Nate Herman sat down with WRAP President & CEO, Avedis Seferian to highlight the latest industry resource the organizations have jointly published, “Guidelines for Responsible Sourcing in Tariff-Impacted Supply Chains.” This document is designed to help companies assess potential impacts on suppliers, workers, and production timelines as they are […]
AAFA and WRAP Release New Guidance on Ethical Sourcing Amid Tariff Volatility
AAFA and WRAP have issued updated guidance to help companies navigate responsible sourcing during a time of shifting U.S. trade policies and rising global instability. The publication emphasizes maintaining ethical standards despite tariff-driven supply chain disruptions and encourages businesses to assess the human and operational impacts of abrupt sourcing changes. The framework aims to help […]
Symphonization: A new social compliance paradigm post-COVID
Avedis Seferian, WRAP’s President & CEO, discusses “Symphonization” at a joint WRAP/American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) webinar.
The role social compliance will have for African apparel firms
At the fifth edition of the Destination Africa event, Mark Jaeger, WRAP’s Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, discussed the growing role that social compliance will have for African apparel firms seeking to ship their goods to the European Union and the United States.
Tackling forced labor in the supply chain: audit perspectives
Avedis Seferian, WRAP’s President & CEO, discussed how to tackle forced labor in the supply chain during the United States Fashion Industry Association’s (USFIA) Virtual Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference.
WRAP President and CEO named one of the Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders for 2020
Assent Compliance has named WRAP President and CEO Avedis Seferian one of its Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders for 2020. This list, published by the Canadian CSR consulting company, is based on a wide range of factors ranging from appearances in publications, media citations, and participation in trade shows and industry focus groups. […]
Mark Jaeger named WRAP’s new Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) is pleased to announce that Mark Jaeger will join our team as Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement effective September 1, 2020. Before assuming this role, Mr. Jaeger served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Jockey International, a global, branded apparel company. Mark was a part of the […]
“Symphonization” – a new approach to social compliance in the post-pandemic world
WRAP’s President & CEO Avedis Seferian joins American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) President and CEO Steve Lamar for an installment in the AAFA’s “Resilience” series.
Symphonization: The true path to harmonious supply chain social compliance management
Harmony is what those of us with roles to play in modern supply chains have been seeking for the past two decades, particularly when it comes to the issue of social compliance audits. This paper proposes a new approach to social compliance in the post-pandemic world.
Restarting sourcing responsibly
WRAP President and CEO Avedis Seferian partners with the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) for a seminar on Restarting Sourcing Responsibly.
AAFA-WRAP social compliance guidance for non-CSR personnel
This joint publication by AAFA and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) was developed with the premise that, with minimal training, sourcing/QA professionals can serve as invaluable CSR resources because they: Visit factories more frequently than social auditors (this gives them more opportunities to see the factory operating under different conditions); Are more directly engaged in […]
Updated WRAP statement regarding alleged forced labor at Hetian Taida
Arlington, VA – Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) is the leading facility-based certification organization for sewn products. WRAP is a not-for-profit that has focused for the past 19 years on verifying and improving labor conditions in factories around the world. One of WRAP’s core principles is that forced labor of any kind has no place […]
