NEW METRICS
Evolution of Disclosure, CEO Engagement, Measuring What Matters Take Center Stage at #NewMetrics
As Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’17 conference kicked off in Philadelphia earlier this week, speakers from SASB, CSRLab, WRI, the World Happiness Summit and more presented a range of topics revolving around a few common themes: Correctly measuring what matters, disclosing material data and knowing your audience when you do.
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Inditex Creates Uproar, Refuses to Pay Wages to Over 150 Turkish Garment Workers
Zara’s parent company, Inditex, is in full-on damage-control mode after tags bearing messages such as “I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it,” began turning up in garments earlier this month. The tags were placed inside garments by Turkish workers employed by Bravo Tekstil, one of Inditex’s local manufacturing factories; in July 2016, the factory shuttered overnight after Bravo’s factory owner disappeared with the money Inditex had paid — and without paying its 155 laborers.
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Beauty Industry Leaders Partner with EcoVadis to Launch Responsible Beauty Initiative
In an effort to accelerate improvement on ethical social and environmental performance throughout the beauty supply chain, Clarins, Coty, Groupe Rocher, L’Oréal and EcoVadis have launched the Responsible Beauty Initiative, which brings together the global beauty industry in a collaborative effort to strengthen sustainable practices, improve environmental footprint and social impacts and maximize shared value across its collective supply chain.
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