Here we go again

Here is a link to another story giving details of a blaze at a Bangladeshi apparel factory. This might be one of your factories. Do you know where your products are made?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121126/as-bangladesh-factory-fire/?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=business

Labor Compliance programs at your company are not just a nicety. They can help prevent tragedies like this from occuring. How many more deaths will it take to have your suppliers take ownership of compliance?

Join my Webinar

 Here is a link to a webinar I am hosting about labor compliance. It is on Thursday, Sept. 20^th 2012

 

Time: 8 am Pacific | 11 am Eastern

 

Please join me if you can.

 http://info.metricstream.com/social-compliance-program.html?utm_source=Campaigns&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Sep20_WC_Social_Compliance_Werbinar&Cid=70150000000chNy&Channel=Webinar

Key discussion points:

• How to increase supplier involvement and ownership
• Setting up audit scope: social and fair labor, environmental, workplace health and safety
• Developing management system assessments to understand root cause
• Managing Vendor Compliance program
• Building an approach for Sustainability
• Brand Collaboration to share results