ZURICH – A new initiative to reduce audit and standard fatigue has been announced jointly by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) and the International Apparel Federation (IAF).
The Standards Convergence Initiative (SCI) was unveiled at the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector.
The SCI is intended to serve as a global industry platform to develop a strategy, as well as the tools, to accelerate the reduction of audit and standard fatigue in the clothing and textile industries.
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