A framework standard from the British Standards Agency (BSI) for implementing the principles of the circular economy within organisations.
The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) is a non-profit organisation. It was set up as an initiative of the Foreign Trade Association in response to the debate on how to achieve convergence in the field of corporate social responsibility. It implements the principle international labour standards such as International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and guidelines for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Water Quality Guidelines (WQG) are voluntary goals set by the non-profit business association, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR). The goal is to improve and/or maintain wastewater quality in direct textile-related operations, as well as textile mills and laundries in a company’s textile product supply chain.
The Canada Organic Regime is a food based standard, but it’s interesting from a textiles point of view because in June 2009, an ‘equivalency agreement’ was signed between the USA and Canada following a review by both nations of the other’s organic certification programme.
The Hot Button Ranking scheme, from environmental NGO CanopyStyle, provides an overview of the work undertaken by leading viscose producers to ensure that the raw cellulosic materials used to make their textile fibres does not come from ancient or endangered forests.
The Guidelines for Environmental Sustainability Communications, from the UK-based Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) are voluntary guidelines developed for public relations (PR) practitioners to provide a basic point of reference for PR professionals engaged in sustainability communications. The CIPR does this by providing education, knowledge building and sharing, research, excellent governance, conduct and ethics to its users.
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