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Purchasing practices: go beyond pay to deliver real benefits

Improving purchasing practices in fashion and textile supply chains can enhance human rights, and it’s not just about paying more.

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Sustainable fashion sourcing at scale: ambitions to actions

Sustainable sourcing at scale in the fashion industry is an industry priority, but there are gaps between ambition and action.

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Child labour in global supply chains

Child labour remains a human rights risk: companies can address it by carrying out effective supply chain due diligence.

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Challenges with social auditing in garment supply chains

Social audits are widely used in the fashion and textile industry to address supply chain risks, despite questionable effectiveness.

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Evaluating responsible sourcing in the garment sector

Kumi has been appointed by the OECD to develop an Alignment Assessment toolkit for the garment sector.

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Unlocking supply chain due diligence during the lockdown

Lockdown is an opportunity to consider a fresh approach to human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing strategy.

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Do companies over-rely on certification?

Many companies have certification goals as their key target to address social or environmental supply chain risks.

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