ACCEPTED INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
可接受的行業(yè)認(rèn)證
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. accepts the following industry Third Party Certifications as evidence
of compliance with our Code of Conduct.
o WRAP: Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
o International Council Of Toy Industries, Inc (ICTI)
o Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
o Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000)
The above certifications are accepted only when issued by an approved Third Party Monitoring
Company as indicated below:
o STR: Specialized Technology Resources, Inc – Responsible Sourcing
o Intertek (Previously known as ITS)
o BV: Bureau VERITAS
o Societé Genérale de Surveillance (SGS)
o Accordia Global Compliance Group / Sercura (Asia)
o ALGI Global Compliance Solutions
OUR POSITION AGAINST THE USE OF COTTON FROM UZBEKISTAN
During the past few years several reports, articles and most recently a list published by the
United States Department of Labor on September 2009 have denounced the use of children and forced
labor in the harvesting of cotton in Uzbekistan. Child and Forced labor practices are a critical
violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct and will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
As a company committed to basic human rights we require that all our business partners refrain from
purchasing cotton directly from Uzbekistan or knowingly sourcing yarn or textiles from vendors that
source cotton from Uzbekistan when manufacturing any of the Company’s family of products. In addition,
we require that all our business partners take the necessary measures to maintain records identifying
the origin of the cotton used in the manufacturing of all our products and have the records available
for audit.
As one of our business partners you must complete and sign a document certifying that you understand
and enforce our policy against the use of cotton from Uzbekistan. We are committed to staying informed
about this very serious issue and any violation to this policy will be appropriately remediated and
ultimately result in the termination of the business relationship with the Company.
Please contact our Social Compliance team if you need a copy of the Certification Against the Use of
Uzbekistan Cotton or if you have questions related to this policy:
Fruit of the Loom, Russell and Spalding suppliers: Diana Horn (dhorn@fruit.com)
Brooks’ suppliers: Stacey Gamble (Stacey.gamble@brooksrunning.com)
Vanity Fair Brands suppliers: Joe Mencel (jmencel@fruit.com)