ETI Press Releases & Bulletins - 2008
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2008
24 June - ETI statement in response
to Panorama ‘Primark on the rack’
Yesterday’s Panorama programme was an urgent reminder to all of the
often harsh reality of life for the millions of people employed around the
world to make clothes for the UK high street. The allegations raised about
Primark were serious, and raise important questions for all retailers about
their responsibilities towards the workers who make their products...
February - Ethical trade
and Fairtrade: complementary approaches - ETI media briefing
This briefing note from the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) provides media
information about ethical trade and Fairtrade, and how both can support each
other. We provide some key facts, FAQs, and quotes about ethical trade, and
contact details for spokespeople. We also provide examples...
6 February - Uzbekistan
cotton: what are retailers’ responsibilities? - ETI media
briefing
We applaud Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams and others for taking
a firm stance in relation to the use of child and forced labour in the
Uzbek
cotton industry. Other companies have expressed a strong interest in following
suit and banning the use of Uzbek cotton in their own supply chains, and
we urge them to do so...
6 February - Workers’ conditions
in the cut flower industry - ETI media briefing for Valentines Day
This briefing from the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) provides media
information on the conditions of flower workers in the run up to Valentine’s day
and Mother’s Day (3 March) 2008. We provide some key facts and FAQs
on this issue, and contact details for spokespeople. We also describe...
January - No time to cut back on ethics - comment by Dan Rees
With disappointing Christmas trading statements from the high street, forecasts
of a stormy global economic climate ahead and the ‘R’ word
on the lips of many a pundit, I have been asked several times recently
whether I think UK retailers will be tempted to slash their ethical trade
budgets to stay competitive. ...
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