{"id":15,"date":"2021-10-11T20:38:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-07-09T03:38:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T03:38:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Apparel Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-red-400-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">View Our New Demo Page<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">Click here to learn more about how it works&#8230;<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/project-resources\/eai-demo\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/project-resources\/eai-demo\/\"><span class=\"text\">Demo<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ethical Apparel Index | Stories of Impact\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDUJp_bGMKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance of Ethical Apparel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Unethical working conditions among apparel supply chains have been a challenge for brands in their pursuit of corporate social responsibility. As the demand for conscious apparel production increases, consumers expect brands to demonstrate transparency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Ethical Apparel Index will promote sustainable practices by identifying unethical working conditions and communicating those findings to consumers, investors and other supply chain stakeholders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This research will also recognize brands and manufacturers who promote sustainability and connect consumers with ethically produced goods.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/\"><span class=\"text\">About the Ethical Apparel Index<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\"><strong>News &amp; Updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/news\/article\/an-interview-with-andrew-olah-changing-the-denim-industry-one-brand-at-a-time\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">September 21, 2023<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">An Interview with Andrew Olah &#8211; Changing the Denim Industry One Brand at a Time<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Andrew Olah claims he is in the twilight of his career.&nbsp;&nbsp;But everything he is involved seems to be to the contrary!&nbsp;&nbsp;Olah has recently sold his textile business,&nbsp;Olah Inc, and has also sold a minority interest of his denim fashion show,&nbsp;Kingpins, which is held annually in Amsterdam and New York, (and was held in Hong Kong&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/news\/article\/alone-and-exploited-migrant-children-work-brutal-jobs-across-the-u-s\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">March 01, 2023<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Arriving in record numbers, they\u2019re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws \u2014 including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom. It was almost midnight in Grand Rapids, Mich., but inside the factory everything was bright. A conveyor belt carried bags of Cheerios past&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/news\/article\/consumer-pressure-is-key-to-fixing-dire-labor-conditions-in-the-clothing-supply-chain\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">December 22, 2022<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Consumer Pressure Is Key to Fixing Dire Labor Conditions in the Clothing Supply Chain<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Originally published on November 02, 2022, in the Harvard Business Review \u2013&nbsp;Operations And Supply Chain Management SUMMARY: The plethora of different audit systems and standards for assessing labor practices in factories in the apparel supply chain continues to produce disappointing improvements in working conditions. An approach under development would change that by using data from&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-green-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">About the Team<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">Our team of thought leaders bring a deep well of perspectives to generate real-word solutions for the challenges surrounding ethical apparel production.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/project-team\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/project-team\/\"><span class=\"text\">Meet the Team<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg \n\tclass=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"\n\trole=\"img\"\n\taria-hidden=\"1\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2021\/11\/team-photo-ethical-apparel.jpg\" alt=\"Ethical Apparel Team\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2021\/11\/team-photo-ethical-apparel.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2021\/11\/team-photo-ethical-apparel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2021\/11\/team-photo-ethical-apparel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scm.ncsu.edu\/ethical-apparel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/443\/2021\/11\/team-photo-ethical-apparel-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graduate students talk in the board room at the college of management. 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