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Alan Sadler

Alan Sadler
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Digital Lead
Organisation
ETI

Alan is Digital Lead at ETI and works to raise awareness of ethical trade.

Blog posts from this author

Lady Justice statue

Webinar: Preparing your business for new human rights and environmental due diligence laws

19 February 2026
Join ETI’s free webinar to understand what emerging human rights and environmental due diligence laws mean for your business. Learn how to move beyond compliance, strengthen supply chain resilience and implement practical, effective due diligence aligned with international standards and new regulatory requirements.
Aftermath of the 2023 earthquake, Adana, Turkey

Türkiye and Syria earthquake briefing: ETI’s expectations for responsible business

7 March 2023
ETI briefing sets expectations for ETI members and responsible businesses mapped against our human rights due diligence framework.
Pro-democracy demonstration, Myanmar

Myanmar: ETI calls for reassessment by business

1 September 2021
Businesses need to reassess their presence in Myanmar as a matter of urgency.

A new vision and roadmap for the garment industry

23 June 2021
New metrics and a roadmap to drive systemic change across the garment industry, from The Industry We Want
Women manufacturing facemasks and analyzing data

COVID-19: The Body Shop's initial ethical trade response

4 May 2020
VIDEO: The Body Shop's approach to their staff worldwide; their dialogue with suppliers regarding payment terms; impact on suppliers' production capacity; their interaction with ETI and more...
Flower workers, Tanzania

Gender equality in global supply chains: new resource for members

16 July 2019
Tools, guidance and case studies on gender initiatives in company ethical trade programmes.

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