AAFA Corporate Social Responsibility Partner – Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)

In 2018, the American Apparel & Footwear Association and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding making WRAP the official AAFA Corporate Social Responsibility Partner.

As part of this agreement, AAFA and WRAP have collaborated to create several tools, resources, and digital programs for AAFA members. These tools are designed to provide actionable guidance for apparel and footwear professionals to move beyond compliance in their global supply chains.

Tools & Resources:

• AAFA/WRAP Safe Factory Operations in a Post-Pandemic Environment*
• AAFA-WRAP Social Compliance Guidance for Non-CSR Personnel
• AAFA North Korea Guidance
• Working Hours Best Practices
• AAFA-WRAP Guidance to Understand & Eradicate Forced Labor
• AAFA-WRAP Guidance on Myanmar (Burma) - In light of the February 1 coup in Myanmar (otherwise known as Burma), AAFA has published this guidance for AAFA members; however it will be made available to non-members by request. Please contact membership@aafaglobal.org.
  * Open to the industry. Other reports require member login.

WRAP also provides crucial thought leadership at AAFA events, committee meetings, and webinars regarding labor, working hours, and other important social responsibility topics.

Upcoming Events:

Digital Programs:

• Webinar: Forced Labor: Guidance in an Era of Enhanced Due Diligence
• Webinar: Restarting Sourcing Responsibly  
• Webinar: Addressing Forced Labor in Supply Chains
• Webinar: Trends in Corporate Social Responsibility
• Webinar: Working Hours Best Practices
• Webinar: Social Compliance Across New Sourcing Countries
• Webinar: mHRDD and Social Compliance - Are you ready?
• Virtual Training (Members-only; login required): A World Tour of Social Compliance Risks: What Does WRAP Data Reveal?
• Virtual Training: Social Responsibility - Why It Started and Where It Is Going
• Virtual Training: Audit Fatigue - New Approaches to a Chronic Problem
• Industry Chat - Audits: How Should You View Them?
• Industry Chat - Nearshoring Opportunities for Brands & Retailers
• Industry Chat - Due Diligence Recap
• Industry Chat - Smart Accountability
• Industry Chat - Social Responsibility Committee: Worker Voice and Worker Safety
• Industry Chat - ULFPA Updates
• Industry Chat - Regulatory Activity - mHRDD legislation in the EU
• Industry Chat - Human Rights & Due Diligence