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What is the True Cost of Sustainable Apparel from Bangladesh? Insights from Harvard “Sustainable Models for the Apparel Industry” Conference

NC State SCRC

Rejaul is from Bangladesh, and is working on his PhD in the College of Textiles at NC State University, and is passionate on the subject of sustainable apparel from his home country. What are the major facts inhibiting the Bangladesh apparel industry in being safe and sustainable? retailers, U.S. During the Conference, Prof.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.” Check out the short video below for an overview.

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

SupplyShift

Using tools like the new YESS (Yarn Ethically and Sustainably Sourced) Initiative, brands can empower yarn spinners to implement effective due diligence systems when it comes to their own yarn sourcing. . These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. Learn more about the YESS pilot here. .

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

SupplyShift

Using tools like the new YESS (Yarn Ethically and Sustainably Sourced) Initiative, brands can empower yarn spinners to implement effective due diligence systems when it comes to their own yarn sourcing. These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. Learn more about the YESS pilot here.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Gravity and Spire are collaborating to offer an enhanced level of information gathering for companies, governments, and organizations with the ability to plug in real-time data about upstream supply-chain realities.

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Five Lessons Learned in 2020 – and Where to Go from Here

Bristlecone

But COVID-19 did not cause the economic slowdown – government lockdowns did. Drowning Small Economies: Small and poor economies like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Djibouti and the Maldives were already overburdened and now they have the additional expense of handling this pandemic. Where do we go from here?

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Supply Chain Leadership Series III: Andrew Olah – Changing the Denim Industry One Brand at a Time

NC State SCRC

That is where most of the business goes today – Bangladesh and Pakistan. For example, China, India, the US, and Pakistan (in that order) are the biggest suppliers of cotton, a critical component in jeans. Both countries have invested enormously in skills and machinery. The company was doing well – but not growing at the speed desired.