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13 November 2023

Daily Newsletter

13 November 2023

Active Apparel Group scores 100% living wage compliance for China workforce

Performance apparel manufacturer Active Apparel Group (AAG) has revealed a 100% pass rate for its China-based workforce in a living wage audit conducted by testing, inspection and certification company, Bureau Veritas, as part of its broader supply chain transparency initiative.

Isatou Ndure November 10 2023

The audit, based on Bureau Veritas' Living Wage report evaluated the living wage compliance of sampled employees at Active Apparel Group’s Ningbo Longson Garments Co., Ltd.

"AAG has employees around the globe, and it is our mission to ensure each and every one of them is earning a living wage," said Paul McCloskey, founder and president of AAG.

He added: "We have a responsibility to the people who directly impact our success, and we're very proud of our achievement."

Active Apparel Group claims that only 28% of brands openly share their approach to achieving living wages for supply chain workers.

It says it continually invests in third-party audits, including a Gold level WRAP audit and Sedex audit.

A recent study by The Industry We Want indicates a 48.5% average percentage gap between minimum wages and the average living wage estimate in 28 key garment-producing countries, marking a 3.5% increase over 2022 numbers.

AAG says its commitment to transparency and ethical practices will be on display at the ISPO event in Munich, Germany from 28-30 November.

In 2022 Bureau Veritas acquired AMSfashion, an expert in sustainability, quality and conformity services for the fashion industry, including organic/vegan content verification and durability testing.

Bureau Veritas said at the time of the acquisition that AMSfashion would strengthen its presence in Iberia, a key hub for expanding its Consumer Products Services business and would support its continuing growth in nearshoring from South Europe and Africa.

Clothing and footwear ranked among the top 3 sectors by global ecommerce transactions in 2022

Per GlobalData estimates, food and drink, clothing and footwear, and accommodation were the top three sectors by global ecommerce transactions in 2022. Clothing and footwear accounted for 11% of ecommerce transactions in 2022. While consumers may wish to try on clothing and footwear items to ensure a good fit, enhanced technology that offers sizing recommendations and hassle-free returns services has made them more comfortable shopping for these goods online, accounting for the sector’s high share of transactions.

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