Impactt’s award-winning Benefits for Business and Workers (BBW) programme now reaches some 280,000 garment workers in 188 factories across Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. It is supported by 17 major fashion brands and retailers, including Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Ralph Lauren and Sainsbury’s. Focusing on HR and productivity training, the programme aims to prove that better pay and working ... Read more
Collaborating Towards a World-Class Toy Industry in India
Impactt and ICTI CARE partner to strengthen India’s toy industry by accelerating progress on labour standards Ethical trade consultancy Impactt has partnered with ICTI CARE, a not-for-profit labour rights and certification organisation, to raise labour standards in Indian toy factories and help create an internationally competitive toy industry in India. On 3rd October 2016, the two ... Read more
Best practice guide to improving transparency in global supply chains by addressing modern slavery
What is modern slavery? Modern slavery is a complex crime taking many different forms. At its worst, it could mean the intentional trafficking of people for commercial gain or forcing people to work in degrading circumstances with no pay. However, there are many grey areas. Within global supply chains, modern slavery could extend to withholding workers’ passports, fining workers for quality ... Read more
Sourcing in Vietnam: challenges and opportunities
Impactt welcomed some 30 sustainability, ethical trade and responsible investment professionals to a seminar on sourcing in Vietnam on 13th October 2016. We discussed the challenges and opportunities of Vietnam as a sourcing location and introduced the two newest members of our global team: productivity and quality specialist Manoj Singh, our Business Development Director for Asia, and social ... Read more
