British retailer Next has been cleared by the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) after one of its suppliers was found to have left workers without due severance following the closure of the company. Turkish manufacturer Neo Trend came under fire in 2021 after it closed its factory and had left workers without their due severance, notice and other...
24 Nov 2023
Fast fashion retailer Primark has announced that, in light of the unfolding situation in Myanmar, which is currently under military regime after a coup last year, it will be making a “responsible exit” from the country. Its decision follows the Ethical Trade Initiative’s (ETI) independent assessment of human rights and responsible business...
19 Sept 2022
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has urged fashion retailers to reconsider their connections with suppliers in Myanmar, a country which has been under political turmoil since its army’s coup against the government in February 2021. The situation has brought up concerns of whether the country can meet the international standards of workers’...
13 Sept 2022
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), a non-profit tackling human rights issues in the workplace, has appointed former MP Mary Creagh as its new chair. Creagh was selected after a “thorough search,” explained ETI, to take the organisation forward at a time when “vulnerable workers in global supply chains need more support than ever to ensure that...
5 Jul 2022
Boohoo’s ongoing independent investigation into its UK supply chain following reports of poor working conditions at factories in Leicester “can't be fully independent”, according to the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). The ETI has declined to complete a questionnaire as part of the public call for evidence relating to the review because it...
27 Aug 2020
