Companies Up Close
This section provides detailed reports on the efforts of 28 companies during the reporting period for this report (January – December 2004) to improve the working conditions in the factories where they produce around the world. Company reports have been arranged in two categories, Participating Companies and Category B Licensees. The report structure for each category differs slightly from the other, reflecting the differences in the FLA requirements for each category.
Participating Companies
Participating Companies commit to implement FLA Standards in factories throughout their supply chains. In 2004, all companies in this category were apparel and footwear companies or retailers with their own-label apparel. They ranged in size from major publicly traded multinational companies to small, private companies. Approximately half of the participating companies included in this report are FLA university licensees, which are sometimes referred to as Category A Licensees.
Category B Licensees
Category B Licensees commit to implement FLA Standards in the factories where they produce licensed goods for FLA College or University Affiliates. The companies included in this category produced a range of collegiate products ranging from collegiate apparel to paper products to commemorative jewelry.
Each report provides:
- An overview of each company -- its size, applicable brands, the number and location of facilities’ and monitoring visits;
- A description of the staff and program responsible for promoting FLA Standards;
- Developments in the program focusing on the company’s particular approach to labor compliance and, in some cases, developments in the program since the Year Two Public Report.
Participating Company reports also include:
- A summary of FLA independent external monitoring in factories where a company produces – information about the visits and what the monitors reported;
- Accreditation reports of six company compliance programs.
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