AA1000 are a set of three free to use standards that have been developed to improve the accountability, reporting and overall sustainability performance of an organisation. They require the inclusion of stakeholders in identifying relevant sustainability issues, strategy setting, accounting, auditing and reporting.
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is a national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers. A special working group of the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA) Environmental Task Force has developed a Restricted Substances List (RSL).
The AFIRM (the Apparel & Footwear International RSL Management Working Group) provides resources for sustainable, self-governing RSL implementation across the apparel and footwear supply chain. It is a pioneer in RSL development and produces the definitive RSL toolkit for apparel brands and retailers along with a range of chemistry related resources.
The Apparel and Footwear Quality Association (AFQA) is a new collaborative forum of apparel and footwear companies that aims to improve physical textile testing to advance the harmonisation and measurement of product quality, durability, and recyclability.
The Americas Trade and Investment Act is a bi-partisan bill introduced on 6th March 2024 to promote regional trade with close US partners but also aims to boost textile circularity while simultaneously closing the current de minimus loophole that helps US importers to sell their products at very low prices.
The amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) was originally set up as an initiative of the Foreign Trade Association (now Amfori) to achieve convergence in the field of corporate social responsibility. It implements a Code of Conduct that helps amfori members improve their own policies and practices when it comes to labour standards and human rights.
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