CSR Guidance: AAFA Guide to Protecting Workers from Heat Stress

This guidance is intended to provide practical and actionable recommendations that can be operationalized in supply chains to implement policies and procedures to both mitigate and prevent excessive heat days and to protect workers when excessive heat days do occur. 

The guidance was composed with representatives from the entire supply chain – retailers, brands, manufacturers, and material suppliers – and with consultation with key stakeholders representing both the industry, academia, MSIs, international organizations, NGOs, and more. The AAFA Guide to Protecting Workers from Heat Stress will be regularly reviewed to incorporate new or updated information regarding heat related illness, best practices, or global standards to reflect the most up to date and accurate guidance. The guidance is open to all industry stakeholders for widespread sharing of best practices and will be updated annually.
Download the open-industry guidance [PDF] (Version 2.0, April 2026)