A Bold Experiment in Ethical Clothing: Fair Trade Certified Apparel & Linens Pilot Lessons Learned 2010-2012

Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)

Other | Free | Nov 02, 2012

The Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) Pilot Program for Fair Trade Certified Apparel is the  first global program to certify facilities making clothing, accessories, and linens with a... Read More

ISO 26000 and the International Integrated Reporting (IR) Framework

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Other | Free | Jan 01, 2015

Both ISO 26000 and the International Integrated Reporting <IR>  encourage organizations to consider how their strategy, operations and governance work together to... Read More

NRDC’s 10 Best Practices for Textile Mills to Save Money and Reduce Pollution - A Practical Guide for Responsible Sourcing Version 2.0

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Book / Report | Free

To address the rapidly increasing global effect of this industry, in 2009 NRDC approached a group of multinational  apparel retailers and brands to create the Responsible... Read More

Science-Based Targets Case Study: Coca-Cola Enterprises

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Article | Free

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) manufactures, sells and distributes Coca-Cola products across eight countries in Western Europe. “The Paris Climate Change Agreement provides a... Read More

ISO 26000 and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Other | Free

Learn how ISO 26000 contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

UNEP Guidleines for Social Lifecycle Assessment of Products

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Book / Report | Free

It is a social impact (and potential impact) assessment technique that aims to assess the social and socioeconomic aspects of products and their potential positive and... Read More

Wastewater Quality

Road Map to Zero

Other | Free

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme is a collaboration of brands, value chain affiliates and associates committed to eliminating hazardous chemicals... Read More

The Recycled Claim Standard

Textile Exchange

Other | Free | Jun 29, 0201

The Recycled ClaimStandard (RCS) is an international, voluntarystandard that sets requirements for third-party certification of Recycledinput and chain of custody.The goal... Read More

SA8000 Standard

Social Accountability International (SAI)

Other | Free

This is the fourth issue of SA8000, a voluntary standard for auditable third-party verification, setting out the requirements to be met by organizations, including the... Read More

An Ethical Framework for Cross-Boder Labor Recriuitment: an Industry Stakeholder Collaboration to Reduce the Risks of Forced Labor and Human Trafficking.

Verité & ManpowerGroup

Other | Free

ManpowerGroup and Verité are working together to mobilize a new, pragmatic, multi-stakeholder effort to combat forced labor and human trafficking in the cross-border... Read More

Textile Technology Business Center

Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)

Other | Paid

Identifying the need for a credible knowledge center, PaCT has established in partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA),... Read More

How to use the GRI G4 Guidelines and ISO 26000 in conjunction

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Other | Free | Jan 27, 2014

This publication helps to relate the social responsibility guidance given in ISO 26000 to the reporting guidance provided by GRI. In particular, this publication provides... Read More