Environmental Atlas: Supply chains The environmental impacts that arise in the international supply chains of companies are often many times higher than at their locations in Germany. Today, more than ever, companies are called upon to fulfil their social responsibility also in the supply chain. The "Environmental Atlas Supply Chains" by adelphi and Systain comprehensively describes for the first time how the production of German companies abroad affects the environment. The study examines the environmental impact of eight selected sectors in four key areas of environmental protection: Greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, water consumption, land use. The atlas shows which environmental impacts occur at which point in the supply chains in which region of the world and how they can be minimized or completely avoided. This makes ‘hotspots’ visible to the sector concerned. Based on this, the Atlas presents solutions and instruments. Sectors: Clothing retail, Chemical industry, Electronics industry, Automotive industry, Air conditioning, Food retail, Mechanical engineering, Metal production and processing, Paper industry Mehr Details
Respect for human rights along global value chains – risks and opportunities for sectors of the German economy The study determines which human rights risks may exist along the value chain of sectors of the German economy. Based on this, a criteria-based narrowing down to eleven focus industries takes place. For these industries, desktop research and interviews with industry actors and other stakeholders are used to record and analyze which industry activities for the exercise of human rights due diligence are already being implemented in the focus industries. From p. 182: Industry overview of ‘Clothing and leather’ Mehr Details
Fast Fashion – A review in 3 parts Fast fashion brands react to new trends at short notice, bringing new collections to market almost weekly and at absolute low prices. Spätestens seit dem Einsturz des Rana-Plaza-Fabrikgebäudes in Bangladesch 2013 steht dieses Wirtschaftsmodell in der Kritik, weil es den Preis- und Zeitdruck in der Lieferkette weitergibt – bis zu den Arbeiter*innen, die die Mode unter menschenunwürdigen Bedingungen fertigen. In this dossier, the CIR now takes a detailed account of the ecological and social consequences of the fast fashion industry and highlights the responsibility of the brands in particular. Part 1 – Working conditions are specifically examined in ten textile factories in Sri Lanka, under which conditions fast fashion is produced for Primark and C&A. Part 2 – Einkaufspraktiken gibt Aufschluss darüber, wie die Fast-Fashion-Marken ihre Produkte beschaffen und mit ihrem Einkaufsverhalten für unwürdige Arbeitsbedingungen und Ressourcenverschwendung sorgen – und was sie ändern müssen, um ihrer Verantwortung gerecht zu werden. Part 3 – In many infographics, the consequences in numbers provide an overview of the devastating amount of human and environmental resources that the fashion industry devours every year. All graphics of the study are freely available under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and can be downloaded here: PDF (for printing) | PNG (for web) In addition, the dossier contains a number of options for action for citizens and demands on fast fashion companies. Mehr Details
SYNTHESIS REPORT: Impact of COVID-19 on the textile industry The Synthesis Report: Impact of COVID-19 on the textile industry (PDF file) compiles concrete options for action and best practices based on a systematic analysis of existing reports. The recovery options show how companies can avoid or at least mitigate negative effects of the COVID-19 crisis on workers in the supply chain and thus comply with human rights due diligence obligations. With this report, the aim of civil society in the Textile Alliance is to further stimulate the discussion on lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis in the Textile Alliance and to contribute to the strengthening of a ‘new normal’ in the textile supply chain, where good and transparent business relationships and sustainable purchasing practices dominate. Mehr Details
COVID-19 and responsible business conduct This paper from the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct provides an overview of the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis for entrepreneurship and outlines initial responses from government agencies and companies. It describes the extent to which responsible business conduct can contribute to the management of the crisis and highlights the possible short- and long-term benefits of such an approach. One chapter deals in particular with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chains and illustrates this with the example of the garment industry in Bangladesh. Mehr Details
