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This report isn't an 'ethical shopping guide'. The way to help workers is not to boycott one company in favour of another, it's to shift from being a passive consumer to an active one. Each time you buy clothes, get in touch with the company you bought them from, ask them what they are doing about the recommendations in this report. Together, we can - and we will - clean up fashion. |
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Page 1 of 3 Gap IncGap received a more positive write-up than most in 2006, so we were eager to see what progress it would have made this year. Gap’s strength has been in building positive relationships with trade unions and NGOs, dealing quickly and effectively with problems in factories when they emerge, and taking a lead on building cross-sector work. In terms of its individual efforts on the three areas discussed below, there is still room for improvement. Responded to survey: yes MSI involvement: yes, Ethical Trading Initiative. Wages Grade 3: Can offer concrete examples of steps to develop and implement a living wage methodology in supplier base, but only in a few pilot projects. FoA Grade 4: Sophisticated and serious engagement with FoA and CB, beginning to move beyond pilot programmes, but still not systematic across supplier base. M&V Grade 3: Can offer concrete examples of steps to involve local stakeholders in oversight of implementation, monitoring and verification (M&V), but only in a few pilot projects. |
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