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Sustainable Apparel Coalition –
Member since 2013
With the creation of an apparel and footwear index,
the SAC aims at reducing redundancy in measuring
sustainability in the apparel and footwear industries,
driving business value through risk reduction and creating a
common method used by organisations to communicate sustain-
ability to stakeholders.
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
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ensure that core labour concepts are understood and practised on
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third-party monitors to certify that factories are in compliance with
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Fair Labor Association (FLA) –
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goal is to promote adherence to international labour standards and
improve working conditions worldwide. It represents a multi-stake-
holder coalition of companies, universities and non-governmental
organisations, committed to a rigorous programme of code of
conduct implementation, monitoring and remediation in order to
bring manufacturing sites into compliance with FLA standards.
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manufacturer to have its social compliance programme accredited
by the FLA.
Cotton LEADS
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Cotton LEADS
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is a programme that is committed to responsibly
produced cotton. Built upon core principles that are consistent
with sustainability, the use of best practices and traceability in the
supply chain, Cotton LEADS
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and knowledge that their raw material is responsibly produced and
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is a programme founded by an alliance of
industry organisations in Australia and the United States of America.
Better Work –
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Gildan has been participating in the International Labour
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third-party contractors in Haiti. This programme is a unique
partnership programme developed by the International
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compliance with labour standards and competitiveness
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where the ILO and IFC work together to mobilize necessary
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Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) –
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The CDP works with organisations worldwide to drive
transparency and effectiveness of reporting processes
with regard to international disclosures of corporate
greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies.
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Supplier Ethical Data Ex-
change, which provides member companies with a secure
web-based platform for storing and sharing information
on four key pillars: Health and Safety, Labour Standards,
Business Ethics and the Environment. Sedex is not a
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policies and standards. Instead, becoming a member of
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and to use this information to help manage and improve
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