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WRAP’s Avedis Seferian Gives Keynote Speech at BATEXPO

Last week, WRAP’s Director of Compliance Administration Avedis Seferian was a keynote speaker at the Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO) of 2011, held annually by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). Speaking to a crowd of 200 that included Bangladesh’s Secretary of Commerce Md. Ghulam Hussain and William Hanna, the European Union [...]

AAFA Product Safety & RSL Conference in Bangalore, India

On December 6, 2011, Director of Compliance Administration Avedis Seferian participated in the second American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) International Product Safety & Restricted Substances Conference. Following the success of the first conference, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 30, Seferian headed to Bangalore, India, for another day-long conference on apparel manufacturing, chemical management [...]

AAFA Product Safety & RSL Conference in Dhaka

On November 30, WRAP’s Director of Compliance Administration Avedis Seferian moderated two panels at the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The conference, which focused on international product safety and restricted substance lists (RSLs), drew 337 registered attendees with more being turned away at the door of the packed Ruposhi Bangla [...]

Global Social Compliance Program Annual Meeting

Last month, the WRAP team headed to San Francisco for the Global Social Compliance Program (GSCP) Annual Meeting. CEO Steve Jesseph, Vice President of Training and Education Stuart Webster and Director of Compliance Administration Avedis Seferian were in attendance at the valuable education and networking summit. The GSCP is a business-driven program that works to [...]