REPORTS

arena Group Assessment for Accreditation

Two workers are seen handling fabric in front of a large machine
Employees in the cutting department of an arena contract facility in China.

The FLA Board of Directors voted on February 8, 2017, to accredit arena Group’s social compliance program.

The accreditation comes after the FLA conducted seven SCI assessments (China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Türkiye), two field visits to shadow internal audits in China and Bulgaria, and one headquarters visit to Italy.  

The accreditation report specifically recognizes as strengths arena’s top management commitment, internal training programs, supplier training programs, and organization and analysis of social compliance data.