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The Flanarant: Compliance campaigns set to take a new direction
2013-02-01 15:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Two campaigns carried out over the past two years by two groups of activists have achieved very different results. Whereas Greenpeace has successfully corralled major brands and retailers into its Detox programme, the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement (BFBSA) campaign has struggled to make a mark. Mike Flanagan looks at what the Bangladesh factory fire row tells us about the future of compliance.
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The Flanarant: How's sourcing going to be in 2013?
2013-01-07 19:17:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Sourcing is influenced by a lot more than wages and fabric prices. Infrastructure, social tension, energy costs, currency rates, power availability and a buyer's ability to control the uncontrollable all make sourcing as unpredictable as ever in 2013, says Mike Flanagan.
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