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Female sewing machine operator, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Supporting suppliers on their gender data journey: Learnings from India

20 June 2025
Exploring how fashion brands and suppliers can work jointly to strengthen their understanding and use of gender-disaggregated data as part of effective human rights due diligence. 
ITUC Global Rights Index scale. Photo credit: ITUC.

The global assault on workers’ rights: A call for action and solidarity

17 June 2025
General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation sets out findings from its Global Rights Index which shows that workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent.
Shipping containers

Are your company practices supporting or undermining human rights?

11 June 2025
Module Three of ETI’s Human Rights Essentials Course explores how buyer behaviour and commercial decisions can either support or undermine human rights – and what companies can do about it.
A pair of hands holding grain. Photo credit: Niyi Fagbemi, UNDP Nigeria via Flickr.

A Just Transition in Agriculture: Putting workers at the centre

5 June 2025
As global food companies push for “sustainable” or “regenerative” practices,
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom building entrance. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

ETI responds to the UK Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of "woman"

29 May 2025
ETI encourages companies to reflect carefully on the impact of any policy decisions and to engage with workers, trade unions and trans rights experts for their support.
Workers at a manufacturing plant

Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing: Transforming buyer-supplier relationships

16 May 2025
ETI Purchasing Practices Programme lead shares key lessons and practical insights from ETI's manufacturing initiative, and unpacks questions which emerged from our recent webinar discussion.
Orange cotton thread spools

Pulling back the curtain: How ETI members are reporting on human rights

14 May 2025
ETI publicly shares how our company members are performing against the Corporate Transparency Framework (CTF).
George Williams speaks at Innovation Forum's Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference, 2025.

Sustainable Apparel & Textiles: Urgency, inclusion, and just transition

9 May 2025
George Williams, Just Transitions Adviser, shares his reflections from Innovation Forum's conference on Sustainable Apparel & Textiles conference.
Smiling woman participating in a professional workshop with colleagues in a modern office setting, conveying engagement and teamwork. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

“It’s about workers as rightsholders” - Meet your expert trainer for Module 2 of ETI’s Human Rights Essentials Course

7 May 2025
ETI’s Human Rights Essentials Course gives participants a firm foundation in human rights that they can immediately bring back to their own work or business. Gabbi Wass from our training partner Inherently Human breaks down Module Two.
Two women in manufacturing factory

Exploring the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing Industries

30 April 2025
Reflections from our Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing initiative.
Rana Plaza collapse, Bangladesh 2013. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

Why gender-responsive occupational health and safety matters

24 April 2025
Reflecting on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, ETI General Merchandise Advisor, highlights the disproportional impact on women workers and need for gender responsive OSH.
Used textile wholesale business. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

Circular Fashion: Committing to transparency and human rights from the outset

22 April 2025
A look at how transparency can enable effective human rights due diligence in circular fashion supply chains.

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