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Oxfam Hong Kong has released a new report rating the top 26 Hong Kong garment companies on transparency. According to the March 2009 report, "Hong Kong garment companies have demonstrated progress on reporting their labour standards, although the majority of the 26 companies surveyed still show poor transparency." The report is a follow-up to a November 2006 report which rated the top 16 Hong Kong garment companies.
Vancouver-based outdoor sportswear company Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) has become the first Canadian apparel retailer to disclose the supplier factories of its own-brand products. MEC cited its “commitment to being upfront about how and where [it sources] MEC-brand products” and its belief “that doing so will further workers' rights, and lead to better sourcing practices,” as reasons for its decision.
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Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting measuring the right things? How can stakeholders assess whether a company’s business practices bear any relation to its CSR principles and objectives?
Revealing Clothing, ETAG's second Transparency Report Card, picks up where Coming Clean on the Clothes We Wear left off. It assesses and compares public reporting on labour standards compliance by 30 top apparel retailers and brands selling clothes in the Canadian market, including Levi Strauss, Nike, adidas, H&M, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Roots, La Senza, Reitmans and 22 others. This year's report also discusses worker involvement, purchasing practices and sustainable compliance.
Coming Clean on the Clothes We Wear assesses and compares 25 retailers and brands based on the information they provide to the public on their efforts to address labour rights issues in their global supply chains.
A summary of the Ethical Trading Action Group's proposal to amend the Canadian Textile Labelling Act to require public disclosure of factory locations. PDF Format.
The Ethical Trading Action Group's full proposal to amend the Canadian Textile Labelling Act to require public disclosure of factory locations. PDF Format.
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