Eurofins CPA Newsletter (December 2021)
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Your favourite articles last year
As we start the new year, here is a roundup of our most read articles in 2021.
- amfori BSCI or SMETA? Which ethical audit do I need?
- What does it take to be an APSCA CSCA Auditor?
- Product final inspection - how is it done?
- Your guide to social audit reports
- 7 things you need to know about fabric inspection
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Industry Happenings
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- The US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced $5 million in funding for a project to prevent and reduce forced and child labour abuses in the garment and palm oil industries in Malaysia.
- Consumer appetite for greater circularity in the fashion industry is growing rapidly, according to a new study.
- Workers' rights campaigners are urging more US and Australian brands and retailers to sign up to the new International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry.
- Dutch businesses, trade unions and NGOs have begun negotiations on an agreement to protect human/worker’s rights, the environment and animal welfare in garment and textile supply chains.
- A coalition of 47 civil society and trade union organisations has expressed concern that the European Commission has delayed proposed mandatory due diligence legislation.
- CDP backs The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to develop global standard to enable organisations to increase their accountability on biodiversity impacts.