BERKELEY – The YESS (Yarn Ethically and Sustainably Sourced) project to eliminate forced labour in the cotton industry has released its first standard for fabric mills and updated its standard for spinning mills.
The YESS Standard for Fabric Mills: Weaving & Knitting Operations Only and version 2.0 of the YESS Standard for Spinning Mills aim to help fabric and yarn manufacturers to address the risk of forced labour within their own supply chains.
“These standards will help establish due diligence expectations throughout global cotton supply chains all the way to the dirt,” said Patricia Jurewicz, CEO of the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) non-profit and founder of YESS.
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