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Catastrophic Impacts of COVID19 in Bangladesh Apparel Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

An article written by my former PhD student, Rejaul Hasan, and I just came out this week in Contracting Excellence , the journal published by IACCM, which documents the catastrophe that is unfolding in Bangladesh, one of the world’s major exporters of garments for the apparel sector. Although retail brands are still struggling (e.g.

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Revised OECD Guidelines to Mandate “Sustainable Supply Chain” Practices

EcoVadis

Just yesterday the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises , which provide recommendations for responsible business conduct in a global context, were updated for the fourth time since they were first adopted in 1976.

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Roadmap of Industry Groups – Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability Collaboration

SupplyShift

Their PSCI Principles set supply chain industry guidelines to articulate what the industry expects from supply chains, and they provide great audit collaboration opportunities through their platform. Social & Labor Convergence Program : SLCP aims to eliminate audit fatigue in the apparel and footwear industry.

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Roadmap of Industry Groups – Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability Collaboration

SupplyShift

Their PSCI Principles set supply chain industry guidelines to articulate what the industry expects from supply chain, and they provide great audit collaboration opportunities through their platform. SLCP aims to eliminate audit fatigue in the apparel and footwear industry. American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA).

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The Fashion Supply Chain: Unraveling the Reality

Kinaxis

The idea would be to provide guidelines on responsible business practices in the supply chain and engagement practices when dealing with producing countries. It’s still not clear whether these new guidelines will be voluntary, or enforceable regulation.

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Ten Supply Chain Predictions for 2023

NC State SCRC

These predictions are perhaps not completely original – but they represent what I think will be important guidelines for supply chain executives to consider. As pointed out in the NY Times – even apparel manufacturing in Mexico is largely dependent on fabric produced entirely in China! Inflation will persist.

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Forced labor in cotton supply chains – Key takeaways from our webinar

SupplyShift

With apparel businesses facing increased demands for transparency, fueled by recent scrutiny over Xinjiang cotton, forced labor should be a top priority for any apparel brand with cotton in the supply chain. . According to Patricia, YESS is based on OECD Due Diligence Guidelines. The YESS Initiative is a perfect example of this.