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Matthijs Crieteedep. secretary general IAFFrankfurt am Main,June 11th, 2013
Global responsability and sustainability:
Battling audit fatigue across the globe
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Agenda
–Introduction IAF–Global Responsibility and standardisation–What can companies do now
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The Dream of our Founders
• founded in 1976 in Williamsburg (USA)• a non-political platform for the world apparel industry• promote the common business interests and
encourage best practice and support for apparel manufacturers worldwide
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IAF wants to maximize the positive effectsits members can obtain from
global cooperation
IAF Membership
• National Apparel Associations– 43 countries– representing > 200.000 companies– > 20 million workers
• Corporate Members• Associate Members• Educational Institutes
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IAF’s Membership
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• Australia• Bangladesh• Brazil• China incl. Hong Kong
• Chinese Taipei• Colombia• Europe (27 countries)• India• Korea
• Mexico• Pakistan• Peru• South Africa• Sri Lanka• Turkey• USA• Vietnam
Key areas
• market information• global responsibility• innovation and research• education• standardisation• IAF committees (technical, education, global responsibility and cultural)
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IAF World Fashion Convention• Since 1984 the World Fashion
Convention annually attracts high level executives from companies in the fashion chain.
Next convention:Shanghai, Sept 24-25
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Global responsibility or CSR and sustainability is a very serious issue in the clothing and textile chain
• Labour Intensive• Internationalised• Water use high• Chemical use high• Pesticide use high• First industry to
internationalise. First to encounter boundaries
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Current systemic problems
• Audit Fatigue
• Relatively high costs of control
• And not sufficient control
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Key learnings
• Just auditing is not sufficient
• It is about continuous improvement, risk assesment, knowledge, research into the supply chain, organising information flows
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A balanced and credible approach is needed
The fashion industry must tackle the problem of audit fatigue, but it must also have a credible strategy to make visible and real improvements. Just focussing on reducing audits will send the wrong message.
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So, what is the IAF’s role in global responsibility based on?
•IAF is the only association that is truly global, represents both buyers and sellers and reaches big companies, SMEs and all-in between.
•The IAF is not a political organisation, but on behalf of the industry it strives for harmonisation of rules and practices
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The IAF Board of Directors is in the proces of accepting an action plan on Global Responsibility
• Overview of worldwide good practices
• Global discussion on adopting the Ruggie guiding principles
• Standardisation• Education• (Bangladesh)
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What can companies do now?
• Devise/revise strategy that fits the company• Choose • Communicate• Join a grouping, initiative• Get involved in projects/pilots• Dig deep into supply chain• Work with key suppliers• Measure• Learn
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Build your own Roadmap
2011 2016
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Build your own roadmap
Social Compliancy
RSL/REACH
Sustainable
fabrics
CR Strategy & goals
CR Evaluation
CSR Marketing
Water & Energy
management
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Profit of CR
Survey ING & MODINT 16% > profit of fashion companies in short term
Bloomberg : Sustainable focucussed companies > ROI Sustainability Index: Results! Investments ( Sustainable
energy) Stakeholders loyalty and trust (government, NGO etc) Consumer asks for it, or worse..believes its already true Brand Image Competition among brands Last but not least: human rights & environment
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And as a company, how can you support standardisation?
• Develop a clear GR strategy based on global standards as much as possible
• Stay in contact with your industry association when developing a GR strategy
• Join GAFTI or SAC (working groups)
• Check iafnet.com frequently22
