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Textile Recycling and Responsible Business Conduct: The Role of Social Compliance

WRAP’s Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Mark Jaeger, wrote an article titled “Textile Recycling and Responsible Business Conduct: The Role of Social Compliance” for the Reverse Logistics Association’s 134th edition of their Reverse Logistics Magazine featuring cover art by WRAP’s Selin Boybeyi. The article discusses the increase in textile recycling, the rise of extended producer […]

How many social audits are enough?

Explore findings from WRAP’s survey of hundreds of manufacturers around the world about social compliance audits conducted in their facilities.

“The Era of Enhanced Scrutiny is Upon Us”

Our President and CEO, Avedis Seferian, joined Apurva Bhargava, Head of Sales, TrusTrace in a discussion moderated by Kate Nishimura, Senior News & Features Editor, Sourcing Journal, which dove into how businesses can prepare for legislation like the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), some of the broader issues that businesses face when […]

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AAFA Industry Chat on Due Diligence

AAFA’s Senior Vice President of Policy and WRAP’s President and CEO review the due diligence themed series of discussions from the AAFA’s Traceability Conference and Social Responsibility Committee meeting.

2023 ASD Market Week

WRAP’s Senior Director of Program Integrity is speaking on best practices for responsible sourcing and sustainable production in Asia

WRAP CEO discusses third-party compliance verification in Sri Lankan facilities

Read WRAP’s President and CEO’s article on why manufacturers in Sri Lanka are increasingly investing in third-party social compliance verification.

Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) Trade Show

Join WRAP at the largest international sourcing event focused on North American apparel, textile, and fashion sectors.

Recording of AAFA Virtual Training on Social Responsibility

WRAP’s Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement, Mark Jaeger, was a featured speaker in a virtual training hosted by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). This session provided context on the development of social compliance programs and the real-world constraints on program effectiveness. It also reviewed strategies for promoting social compliance across the supply chain. […]

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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, […]

Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

Wednesday, June 21, 20233:30 – 4:15 p.m. ET Verizon Executive Education Center (Cornell Tech)2 W Loop Rd.New York City, NY. 10044 WRAP’s President and CEO, Avedis Seferian, will be a featured speaker at Innovation Forum’s two-day conference in New York. His session will explore how social compliance standards can align to tackle audit fatigue and […]

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; […]