Events
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June and July 2010, New York City and Shenzhen
China Social Compliance Leadership Series Part II: Improving Factory Performance in China
In view of challenges associated with improving factory productivity and social compliance in China, the FLA points members to two new seminars offered by INFACT Global Partners: Social Compliance Key Concepts and Pragmatic Solutions and Capacity Building in Chinese Factories. The seminars are intended for factory managers, vendors, agents, licensees, trading companies and domestic importers sourcing from China.
June 9, 2010, Kunshan, China
Workshop: Meet Labor and Environmental Requirements of Buyers Without Raising Costs
The Fair Labor Association and Greennovate join forces to offer a workshop to help factory management meet the requirements of the most responsible brands efficiently and cost effectively. Participants will learn how respecting workers' rights and reducing environmental impact also reduces risk and enhances competitiveness. Learn more
China Social Compliance Leadership Series - February 17, 2010, London
The Fair Labor Association is an association sponsor of INFACT’s China Social Compliance Leadership Series, which taught corporate responsibility professionals about a new operating model built around transparency and continuous improvement.
FLA Stakeholder Forum: Wages Along the Supply Chain: Assessment and Prospects - October 26, 2009, Washington, D.C.
The FLA brought together academics and practitioners who have focused on wages, working conditions, and corporate social responsibility in their work, to discuss: (1) current wage practices and issues along the supply chain; (2) current initiatives to address these issues; (3) recommendations on how to incorporate into CSR; and (4) the roles different stakeholders can assume in developing solutions. Read the complete stakeholder forum report.
Ethical Fashion Show Paris: Education for Sustainable Fashion - October 4, 2009
Auret van Heerden, President and CEO of the Fair Labor Association, discussed the FLA Fashion Project that is being conducted in partnership with the University of Delaware, the Central American Polytechnic Institute and Gildan Activewear, Inc. The seminar was aimed at fashion tutors and students. Learn more.
China Social Compliance Leadership Series - April 14, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan; April 17, 2009 in Shenzhen, China
Ian Spaulding, a leading change agent in social compliance and managing director of INFACT, conducted an advanced practitioners' seminar for company compliance managers, suppliers, vendors, agents, licensees, trading companies and domestic importers sourcing from China. This seminar was cosponsored by the FLA.
FIBERcast on Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry - February 23, 2009 (Podcast now available)
Download or listen to a replay online. Guests include Marsha Dickson, University of Delaware professor and chairperson of the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, board member of the FLA and co-author of the new Social Responsibility in the Global Apparel Industry, and Doug Cahn of the Cahn Group, LLC, who has been a CSR and public policy executive for the past 30 years. Hye-Shin Kim, associate professor of fashion and apparel studies and editor of the FIBER journal, moderates. Listen to the podcast.
International Seminar on Business and Human Rights - December 4-5, 2008 (Video clips available)
Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, FLA President and CEO Auret Van Heerden joined panelists to talk about how businesses can work in partnership with government, civil society and development organizations to develop a human rights approach to key global issues. The seminar was hosted by Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Global Compact Board member and President of Realizing Rights. See the video clip of Auret van Heerden or choose from all panelists participating in the seminar.
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