CHINESE SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS ARE IMPROVING, AS LONG AS CHECKS ARE MADE
May 22nd, 2015
China’s garment sector has come a long way in achieving sustainability and social compliance. It has been under pressure from a top-down government crusade against pollution, and foreign fashion brands’ wariness of being accused of making money with polluting and labour-exploitative supply chains. However, claim sustainability experts, it is the major, export-orientated garment enterprises that can be trusted for strategic partnerships, whereas their small, domestic market-oriented counterparts still tend to have plenty to hide. “If you want to export ...
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