UConn Wins Global Recognition for Ethical Supply Chain Efforts UConn has established itself as one of the premier institutions in the country in the area of human rights and ethical sourcing
UConn has maintained its commitment to ethical supply chain management even in the difficult atmosphere of the pandemic. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) Copy Link
UConn is receiving global attention for its commitment to ethical supply chain management, licensing, and branding as the winner of the 2021 International Collegiate Licensing Association Service Award.
In addition to sourcing all face masks provided to UConn employees and students from a living-wage factory (Alta Gracia Apparel in the Dominican Republic) during the COVID-19 pandemic, UConn has innovated in other ways to build capacity, strengthen institutional commitment, and raise the profile of ethical sourcing practices with all its licensing and branding partners.
Players throughout the denim industry did their part to assist, pausing regularly scheduled production and utilizing facilities for essential items such as face masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitization products. Some provided financial support for nonprofits and hospitals to assist local groups affected by the pandemic, and others supported their employees through disaster relief grants.
But while support was given to frontline workers in need of supplies and corporate employees affected by the pandemic, hardships felt throughout the rest of the supply chain arguably the segments that needed the most support were largely overlooked, and in some cases, deepened.
The Accord has made âphenomenal changeâ on the ground, inspecting over 1,600 factories, says the BGIWF
In the aftermath of the Bangladesh Rana Plaza tragedy in 2013, two initiatives were set up to oversee the country s clothing factories for fire, electrical and structural issues – the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety. The Alliance s tenure comes to an end next month, and there are serious concerns for garment workers if another agreement is not signed soon.
Under the oversight of the Accord and Alliance, Bangladesh now has one of the safest and most transparent ready-made garment (RMG) industries in the world. But that could now under threat.
The last time Jewher Ilhamâs family saw her father, he had lost 40 pounds and his hair had turned grey.
âHe used to be a pretty chubby man and now he has nothing. And all his hair turned grey. But other than that he looked okay. Heâs a very strong person, I mean a mentally strong person, or at least that is what I knew of my father. And I hope he can remain the same.â
Ilham Tohti, Jewherâs father (Jewher is an Uighur, a Turkic ethnic group whom take their fatherâs first name as their surname), is a former economics lecturer from Minzu University, Beijing.
The Accord has made âphenomenal changeâ on the ground, inspecting over 1,600 factories, says the BGIWF
In the aftermath of the Bangladesh Rana Plaza tragedy in 2013, two initiatives were set up to oversee the country s clothing factories for fire, electrical and structural issues – the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety. The Alliance s tenure comes to an end next month, and there are serious concerns for garment workers if another agreement is not signed soon.
Under the oversight of the Accord and Alliance, Bangladesh now has one of the safest and most transparent ready-made garment (RMG) industries in the world. But that could now under threat.