I was so impressed with this no nonsense, informative research paper put out by the non-profit organization, As You Sow Foundation, I thought it was worth posting.
“Best Current Practices in Purchasing: The Apparel Industry” can be accessed at: http://asyousow.org/
Responsible Purchasing Practices is an important focus of mine at Patagonia and I hope to blog about this subject in a few months through Patagonia’s “Cleanest Line” blog. (We’ve been blogging about Patagonia’s social responsibility activities there since late 2010 – check it out! http://www.thecleanestline.com/footprint_chronicles/index.html)
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