Factory Standard for Apparel and Home Goods

Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)

Book / Report | Free

This document contains the requirements that comprise the Fair Trade USA Factory Standard for Apparel and Home Goods and defines the rules for participation of Apparel and... Read More

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations

Abigail Barnes

Other | Free

This guide serves as a comprehensive tool for those deciding whether (or how and when) to become a Certified B Corp and/or a Benefit Corporation. It is telling that the... Read More

Well dressed?

University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing

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Our clothes are getting cheaper, they follow fashion more rapidly and we’re buying more and more of them. At the same time, we hear more about poor working conditions in... Read More

A Bold Experiment in Ethical Clothing: Fair Trade Certified Apparel & Linens Pilot Lessons Learned 2010-2012

Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)

Other | Free | Nov 02, 2012

The Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) Pilot Program for Fair Trade Certified Apparel is the  first global program to certify facilities making clothing, accessories, and linens with a... Read More

Compliance Criteria for the Factory Standard for Apparel and Home Goods

Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)

Other | Free | Mar 06, 2014

In the following pages, each standard is followed by a table with its corresponding Compliance Criteria, against which factories are audited.