By Renaud Anjoran When an ISO standard is a set of “requirements”, like ISO 9001, it is often seen as a constraint. It is like a law. It is not fun. When it is a set of “guidelines”, though, it is only positive. The standard is full of advice on how to do something well! An example is ISO 9004 — which gives advice on how to be ISO 9001 … [Read more...]
China shipping terms: Ignorance is NOT bliss
By Dan Harris International shipping terms are way more complicated and important than most realize and international companies and lawyers seem to constantly get them wrong. My law firm has had multiple cases where BOTH sides of a dispute had chosen the absolute worst shipping terms possible for themselves. In these situations, each side … [Read more...]
5 years after the Rana Plaza collapse: What’s changed in Bangladesh’s garment factories?
By Matthew Milasius On April 24th, 2013 the collapse of a garment factory complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh killed over 1,100 people and injured more than 2,500 others. Many of the victims were young women, namely garment workers making clothing bearing the names of many well-known Western brands. … [Read more...]
Fast fashion: Good for business, bad for the planet. What can you do?
By Vicky Yu Do you really know the environmental impact of each piece of clothing you buy or sell? … [Read more...]
Walmart to enforce pollution control measures on suppliers in China
By Matthew Milasius If you manufacture in China and distribute through Walmart, you could be squeezed by tighter sourcing requirements in the coming years. … [Read more...]