FDRA envisages new audit process on the back of Code of Conduct
27/08/2014
The association - which has 200 brand members including Nike, Puma and Wolverine - launched the code in July and is in the process of distributing it to member factories and interested parties.
It looked at a number of established codes and collated best practices in a move it hopes will “synchronise the industry”.
The next step is to launch a factory recognition programme where brands and retailers can nominate factories that they feel adhere to the continuous improvement model that’s outlined.
“A sub-committee will review submissions and nominations as well as recent third-party audits to see whether or not the factories meet, or are doing a good job trying to meet, the Code of Conduct,” Matt Priest, FDRA president, told sportstextiles.com.
See the September/October issue of WSA, published on September 1, for more
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