Audit Fatigue

Greenwashing cannot just be wished away and when audits and certifications cause fatigue or come under a cloud, an industry has cause to worry. How can the TIC Council that promotes best practices in safety, quality, health, ethics and sustainability across industries check all of this? texfash.com talks to Director-General Hanane Taidi to understand the role the Council is expected to play as Europe chalks up a slew of legislations to help battle the global climate crises.

The Standard Convergence Initiative of IAF and ITMF has issued a manifesto calling for reducing audit fatigue, and urged industry stakeholders to accept/integrate the Social & Labor Convergence Program’s Converged Assessment Framework (CAF).

The Social and Labour Convergence Program (SLCP) Impact Report 2022 reveals growth in the number of assessments, increased industry acceptance, expansion into new sectors and regions, and continued progress towards convergence. 

A recent council meeting of COTANCE has decided to negotiate with leather sector certification bodies to work out a standardisation of the core requirements for traceability. A proliferation of certification systems and requirements have been resulting in audit fatigue for leather companies.