Swedish fashion brand H&M, one of the leading fashion retailers who are working efficaciously in sustainable manufacturing, is now spreading its environment-friendly work in Myanmar too. The company is actively involved in improving the working conditions and strengthen the workers’ rights in the countries where the products are manufactured for the brand.
“We have a local sustainability team working in Myanmar, whose main responsibility is to make sure that every order is placed with the right supplier according to the company’s standards. We regularly visit all our suppliers and have meetings with factory management to provide support and follow up on their environmental and employee friendly conditions and competence. When it comes to the suppliers mentioned in the report we carried out a deep follow up of the findings through unannounced visits,” the brand said in a press release issued.
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The company said that it had conducted risk analysis to assess both business and sustainability conditions before deciding to source from a particular market. The process of evaluation for Myanmar involved meeting reports with local civil society, Government and industry leaders, and doing factory inspections to acquire better knowledge of working conditions there.
The fashion brand also asks its suppliers to sign and comply with the company’s code of ethics and strict sustainability commitment, as per the standards of the UN and ILO conventions and recommendations.
