OP-ED: Why the Open Apparel Registry is a vital tool for untangling global supply chains

Everything you need to know about the OAR— a free, neutral and open source tool mapping garment facilities worldwide and allocating a unique ID to each. The OAR was launched in March 2019 and has now grown to over 43,600 facilities across 129 countries. Here’s how the tool is becoming the industry’s “central source of truth”.

Op-Ed, 2020_6Tamara CincikOctober 27, 2020OAR, Supply Chain, Transparency, sustainability

Uyghur Crisis: Why Is The Fashion Industry Repeatedly Implicated In Modern Slavery Scandals?

While ending relationships with suppliers linked to Uyghur labour is necessary, fashion brands have already profited from this exploitation. If the industry wants to act on forced labour in its supply chains in the long term, it needs better transparency and more balanced power dynamics between brands and suppliers.

Feature, 2020_5Tamara CincikOctober 6, 2020Uyghur Labour, Supply Chain

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