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Open Supply Hub

Supply Chains / Data Revelation

19 November 2024

3 minutes

A worker at a Ghana apparel factory - Multi-stakeholder initiatives or MSIs work to facilitate collaboration between members, and offer a unique way for companies to test supply chain transparency with peers in a lower-risk environment.

Over 400 Companies to Share Supply Chain Data Soon on Open Supply Hub

In a multi-stakeholder initiative, Open Supply Hub is adding four more leading members to its platform — Cascale, Ethical Trading Initiative, Ethical Supply Chain Program, and Ethical Tea Partnership — which will result in tens of thousands of suppliers across various sectors being shared on OS Hub's open data platform, which maps supply chain production locations globally.

Staff Writer

Supply Chains / Transparency

15 October 2024

2 minutes

The Corporate Transparency Framework (CTF) is a tool that requires company members to publicly disclose how they work to reduce human rights risks. Company members commit to meeting these requirements and to move towards better practices.

ETI Members Will Now Publish Tier-1 Details on Open Supply Hub

Members of the multi-stakeholder Ethical Trading Initiative will soon need to publish details of their tier-1 suppliers on the Open Supply Hub, a collaborative data sharing platform hosting supplier data from around the world.

Staff Writer

Climate Crisis / Water Issues

30 November 2022

3 minutes

The report explores the apparel and textiles industry’s exposure to water risk using spatial analysis to understand not only the patterns of water risks within clusters of sites, but also how different clusters may be able to learn from each other to respond. It also highlights opportunities for collaboration between sectors.

Not Water Efficiency or Shortage, But Floods and Depleting Water Quality Will Pose Biggest Risks to Apparel Hubs by 2050

With focus largely on emissions and net-zero, a critical area facing a bigger risk perhaps relates to water — flood risks and fast-depleting water quality, according to a WWF study. And, the warning is grimmer for clusters in India and Pakistan.