Ever since the beginning of the decade, back in 2020, the world has bear witness to a series of terribly disruptive events. In less than five years, we have dealt with a world-wide pandemic—and its subsequent recession, increasingly extreme weather conditions often attributed to the rapidly increasing effects of climate change, and wars in both,…
Dear partners, The present communication is to provide an update regarding our status for the ISO/IEC 17065 and Textile Exchange standards (GRS, OCS and RCS). On February 2022, due to a failure to resolve a technical non-conformity, ALGI’s accreditation body, IOAS, made the decision to suspend ALGI temporarily for a period of no longer than…
Ante la necesidad de implementar políticas de diversidad en el ámbito laboral para abordar la igualdad de género, las marcas y organizaciones deben buscar formas de emplear y empoderar a las mujeres en el trabajo. Esto, no solo como una obligación moral, sino también como una estrategia comercial sólida, ya que su aporte sobre las…
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis had an impact on almost every aspect of how energy is produced, supplied, and consumed around the world. It defined energy and emissions trends in 2020, driving down fossil fuel consumption. As stated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the decline in CO2 emissions from oil use in…
The environmental crisis now stands as a key factor determining economic growth in most industries. The main goal of internal environmental policies is to improve the perceived outcomes, driven by the pursuit of objectives of broader wellbeing and ensuring sustainable growth. However, there are still some fields in which it is perceived that stricter environmental…
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are currently over 40 million victims of modern slavery worldwide, one in four of them children, and nearly 25 million in forced labour, suggesting the sheer scale of the problem. The issue does not discriminate gender, race or age. It can affect anyone and no supply chain…
In today’s world, companies work day to day in product development to encourage more sales; once discarded, these products most likely become waste. Reverse logistics is the process of collecting this material and returning it to its source for its recovery and further use. This can be done in innovative ways that bring economic, environmental…
It is a well-known fact that a company’s performance can be improved by hiring the right talent for their business, and while talent recruitment can be expensive, talent retention is what most companies should start to invest in. Being a responsible, sustainable business can be a rather attractive asset for young professionals serving as motivation…
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, interact and consume. As a result, people worldwide have been opting out from in-store purchasing and switched into remote, virtual, alternatives as an attempt to maintain social distancing, therefore reinforcing the importance of building a brand presence online, as it has never been…
The Social Standard connects brands with top social talent on emerging platforms (Instagram, Snapchat, Periscope & Facebook Book Live). Their influencers are content creators, personalities and story tellers with one common thread, highly engaged audiences. Social compliance refers to a continuous process in which organisations endeavour to protect the health, safety, and rights of their employees, the community and environment…
