Party time! Impactt Celebrates 10 years at the House of Lords
On Monday, November 12, the Impactt team and over 100 of our closest friends celebrated 10 years of making progress in ethical trade. The party was hosted by Lord Young at the House of Lords, and the ‘lounge suits’ dress requirement had everybody looking fabulous.Bringing together our corporate friends and NGOs created a great dynamic. [...]
GAP Responds to Child Labour Allegations with Pledge to Create ‘Sweatshop Free’ Labels
GAP’s child labour expose of last week has focussed minds on the problem of subcontracting; when suppliers put some, or all, of the manufacturing out to a sub-supplier without the knowledge or consent of the customer. Yesterday’s Observer reported that GAP are looking at a twin approach to tackle both child labour and illicit subcontracting [...]