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The partnership will amplify access to additional tools and resources to help raise standards across industries.

The Ethical Supply Chain Program refreshes its data upload to the Open Supply Hub platform as part of its commitment to transparency and collaboration.

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Deckers Brands, a global leader in footwear, apparel and accessories, has signed up to the Ethical Supply Chain Program's (ESCP) Family-Friendly Factory Program, which supports working parents.

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The Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP) has announced the appointment of Marie Enemark Olsen, Senior Director and Head of Human Rights, Reporting and Responsible Sourcing at the LEGO Group, as a new member of its governance board.

With the launch of the new UI and features on the Connect platform, we are excited to introduce a series of new professional video training resources for factory members.

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Our rebranding reflects the growing demand for compliance services across the supply chain, and this article provides key details on the new name, platforms, and logo use guidelines.

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with us this December 3rd through our Gender Equality program – together we can benefit 1,000,000+ workers.

Did you know we are a Registered charity with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)? Find out about the tax benefits of worker well-being and membership donations through CAF America today.

The Ethical Supply Chain Program is announcing the launch of an all-new program in partnership with The Toy Association, to provide small and medium-sized toy companies a more efficient way to meet their sourcing and social compliance needs from a community of globally established and certified manufacturers.

The milestone comes as the Helpline reaches its 15-year anniversary

The Ethical Supply Chain Program's (ESCP) Worker Helpline has passed a significant milestone as it celebrates its 15-year anniversary – with more than 10 million supply chain workers having had access to the service since its launch.

Latest updates to the Connect platform are now live, enjoy enhanced notifications, product & worker well-being search filters to enhance transparency.

On the 23^rd October 2024 in Dongguan, China we held our very first Worker Well-Being Conference. Hosted at Golden Cup Printing, an Ethical SupplyChain Program (ESCP) factory member and long-standing participant and supporter of ESCP Worker Well-Being initiatives.

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To allow for 2025 Chinese New Year celebrations, the Ethical Supply Chain Program will instruct our accredited firms to not conduct audits or Progress Visits between January 13^th through to February 9^th, 2025 (2 weeks before and after Chinese New Year).

In partnership with Think HUGE Business and Investment Council (HUGE) and Invest Guatemala we invite interested members to explore 10 carefully curated supplier profiles from Guatemala.  These profiles showcase potential partners who are committed to ethical labor practices and sustainability.

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will host two training sessions this September. The first will be held on September 5th in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the second, on September 11th in Shenzhen, China.

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Updates to Connect are now live, enjoy enhanced search filters and an interactive supplier map enhancing transparency.

The Ethical Supply Chain Program has announced its collaboration with Open Supply Hub, whose mission is to make supply chain data open, accessible and trusted through its worldwide open data platform.

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Our WeChat Account is available to all factory management and app users. To find our account, scan the QR code or search for our user ID: 'ESCP_official'.

We have just published our Communication of Engagement for 2022-2024, reaffirming our commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).

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We have just published our first combined Worker Well-Being Impact Report. Highlighting the impacts from our Gender Equality, Family-Friendly Factory and Worker Helpline initiatives, as well as our plans for the future.

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Our General Manger, Anita Lo, shared insights on building ethical and sustainable  supply chains with business leaders at TÜV Rheinland's 2024 Eco-Innovate  Forum.

The partnership will support the licensing industry in achieving its ESG objectives.

To help factories respond to these challenges, IETP organized a free seminar in November 2019 which introduced the idea of lean manufacturing to over 100 participants. Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach to minimizing waste in the production process. Through using tools to plan and execute production, factories can minimize defects and eliminate waste which will increase the productivity and efficiency of a production line, leading to increased profit and competitiveness of a factory.

We are working with these companies and, the companies who will exit our panel, to ensure a smooth transition, with no disruption to any of our members. We expect this transition process to take six months. It will involve on-boarding 3 new firms to the panel and the exiting of 2 firms.