AAFA Virtual Training: The 2025 Social Compliance Landscape: Key Developments
On November 10, WRAP President and CEO Avedis Seferian and Senior Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement Mark Jaeger sat down with AAFA Executive Vice President, Policy Nate Herman for a timely discussion around the key developments of the 2025 social compliance landscape. Hear from these industry experts as they provide insights into WRAP noncompliance trends […]
WRAP Expands Global Reach with Strategic MoU in Taiwan’s Bicycle Industry
On November 6, a landmark moment unfolded in Taiwan as Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) and the Bicycling Alliance for Sustainability (BAS). A Shared Commitment to Ethical and Sustainable Manufacturing The MoU reflects a shared vision among the three parties to promote safe, […]
ESCP/WRAP Webinar: Supporting Ethical Manufacturing in India & Bangladesh
On the 15th October 2025, the Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP) hosted an exclusive webinar in collaboration to introduce it’s new partnership with WRAP to its members. The webinar provided an introduction to WRAP and explore the dynamics of developing manufacturing in India and Bangladesh, with a focus on:
AAFA Industry Chat on Sourcing in Vietnam
AAFA’s Senior Vice President of Policy and WRAP’s President & CEO discuss sourcing in Vietnam and recap the AAFA’s Social Responsibility Workshops held in Cambodia and India.
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 […]
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 […]
