AA1000 are a set of three free to use standards that have been developed to improve the accountability, reporting and overall sustainability performance of an organisation. They require the inclusion of stakeholders in identifying relevant sustainability issues, strategy setting, accounting, auditing and reporting.
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is a national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers. A special working group of the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA) Environmental Task Force has developed a Restricted Substances List (RSL).
AFIRM (the Apparel & Footwear International RSL Management Working Group) is a global organisation providing resources for sustainable, self-governing RSL implementation across the apparel and footwear supply chain. It provides a very useful RSL toolkit for brands and retailers.
BMP is the Australian cotton industry’s best practise guidelines for growing cotton in harmony with the environment using an audited process with fully traceable supply chains.
The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety was an agreement designed to make all garment factories in Bangladesh safe workplaces. The Accord agreement included independent safety inspections at factories and public reporting of the results.
As of 1st September 2021, this Accord has been superseded by the International Safety Accord.
In May 2020, the Bangladesh RMG Sustainability Council (RMC) took over all the previous functions of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building safety which was created in 2013 in response to the Rana Plaza disaster.
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