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Recognized expert in the Corporate Social Responsibility, Compliance and Ethics fields, Steve JESSEPH is Chief Operating Officer at ICG and chairs the Global Responsibility Committee for the International Apparel Federation. He was previously President and CEO of Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the certification of lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing throughout the world. Due to the positions he held in the Sara Lee Corporation, he gained an in-depth knowledge of the apparel sector. Steve JESSEPH is a regular speaker at conferences and technical events.

ABSTRACT

Over the past 20 years, the apparel and textile sector has been accused of a poor record of treatment of workers and environmental contamination in over 40 countries around the world including dumping of harmful chemicals in the environment, injuries to employees using chemicals, improper payment of wages and benefits, unsafe working conditions and more. Unfortunately, many of these accusations are true. However, the industry has made significant progress in correcting these abuses while at the same time improving productivity and profits at the same time. This session will explore those lessons learned and the good manufacturing processes which have been adopted, and examine how these practices can benefit the leather and footwear sectors.

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