Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production

Anvil Knitwear Receives First WRAPe Certification in the World

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) announced today that Anvil Knitwear, a leading manufacturer of sportswear and accessories, is the first company worldwide to receive the organization’s new WRAPe certificate for its textile mill, located in Honduras.

WRAP & SGS to Host a Seminar on Social and Environmental Compliance in China

In order to help businesses understand the importance of social and environmental compliance and win the international market, WRAP and SGS will jointly host a free seminar in Guangzhou, China, on April 26, 2010. The seminar will cover updated information on EU and US economic development, buyers’ new approaches toward CSR implementation, benefits and requirements [...]

WRAP Certification Helps Open More Doors to Global Buyers

Fibre2Fashion, one of the world’s largest B2B platforms for the global textile-apparel and fashion industry, carried an in-depth interview with Avedis Seferian, the WRAP Director of Compliance Administration, in New Delhi, India, on April 15, 2010. The interview took place when WRAP was hosting a 3-day Internal Auditor Training Course in New Delhi on April 13-15, 2010. Based on the interview, a featured article titled “WRAP Certification Helps Open More Doors to Global Buyers” was published on the FrontPage of Fibre2Fashion’s news section.

Magic at MAGIC

US consumers are starting to spend again at retail, up to 22% more for luxury goods in January and February compared to the same two months of 2009 according to media reports this week. Based on what we saw at the giant MAGIC Show in Las Vegas in February, we’re not surprised. Buyers were visiting the 11 booths in the WRAP Pavilion in a steady stream for all three days.