Ethical trade refers to the actions taken by companies and advocacy groups to ensure that workers’ rights, including working hours, health and safety, freedom of association and fair wages, are met across all business operations. For fashion brands, ethical trade requires identifying problems and ensuring decent working conditions for workers across their entire supply chains, from raw materials sourcing to their own operations.(1) The commitment to ethical trade is reflected in policy-making as well as regular monitoring, auditing, reporting and acting on the responsibility for continuous improvement.
ETHICAL TRADE
