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

SupplyShift

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. . On the YESS Cotton Sourcing Risk Assessment.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

From an industry perspective, the company is focused on fashion and apparel, grocery, and industrial and consumer goods. A couple of Swisslog’s recent, publicly-stated client projects include a US facility for The Giant Company (Ahold Delhaize) and a facility in Malaysia for IKEA. **. Lee Partners.

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Bristlecone Flash – February 2019

Bristlecone

AMERICAN CORPORATE APPAREL COMPANY SELECTS BRISTLECONE. In January, Bristlecone kicked off an end-to-end supply chain assessment and diagnostic project for a provider of corporate apparel and business services. BRISTLECONE DEPLOYS SAP ARIBA STRATEGIC SOURCING SUITE. Download the Bristlecone Diagnostic Service brochure.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. ” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. sources of raw materials. Visibility into: internal operations.

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

SupplyShift

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. These are the textile and spinning mills.

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Resilinc’s Senior Director, Shahzaib Khan Discusses Supply Chain Solutions for the UFLPA  

Resilinc

Currently, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has chosen to target four high-risk sections of goods: apparel, cotton, tomatoes, polysilicon, and most recently aluminum. For example, you’ll get a quick snapshot of all the tiers of the supplier network, including where all raw materials are sourced from.

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Needed: A New Way to Manage Risk in Low Cost Countries

NC State SCRC

Nowhere are disruptions more prevalent than in Low Cost Countries (LCC’s), which have become the focal point for outsourced contract manufacturing for major apparel brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Gap, Apple, and others. The most obvious way to create social responsibility might be just to avoid sourcing markets with low social standards.