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Version two of YESS Standard for Spinning Mills is out now! For more information go to: https://www.sourcingnetwork.org/yess-standard

RSN just released our NEW YESS Standard for Spinning Mills! For more information go to:

YESS Standards — Responsible Sourcing Network The Introduction document along with the two YESS standards: YESS Standard for Fabric Mills (v1.0) and YESS Standard for Spinning Mills (v2.0) provide the foundation for the YESS initiative. They are a specific, practical framework to assess the operations and sourcing procedures of cotton yarn spin

Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) is pleased to announce the release of our pilot findings from our flagship initiative YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced. The main conclusions are that yarn spinners and textile mills (knitting and weaving manufacturers) can be conformant with the YESS Standards, but there needs to be support and training for these companies to implement a risk-based due diligence approach. Read the report here.

YESS: Pilot Project — Responsible Sourcing Network YESS - yarn ethically and sustainably sourced - Forced labor - Modern slavery - Ethical sourcing - Responsible sourcing - Due diligence - Multi-stakeholder engagement - Corporate accountability - Social responsibility - Cotton - Sustainable apparel - Sustainable cotton - Ethical cotton - Uzbekistan

Thank you to The Economist for featuring the lifting of the in their most recent podcast. Listen here.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - A stretch and a run: Brazil’s ex-president returns Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left office with a sky-high approval rating, having raised millions from poverty—but was then convicted of corruption. Now he wants his old job back. Forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, once widespread, is swiftly vanishing. And an old hypothesis confirmed: bi...

We are so excited to see you next week at RSN's side session for the 2022 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector, featuring RSN's founder and CEO Patricia Jurewicz, along with representatives of Pakistani textile mills, and Due Diligence experts managing the YESS Pilot. You don't want to miss it! Register below.

2022 RSN Side Session: OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector — Responsible Sourcing Network YESS - yarn ethically and sustainably sourced - Forced labor - Modern slavery - Ethical sourcing - Responsible sourcing - Due diligence - Multi-stakeholder engagement - Corporate accountability - Social responsibility - Cotton - Sustainable apparel - Sustainable cotton - Ethical cotton - Uzbekistan