{"id":272524,"date":"2021-04-21T14:32:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T12:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footbridge-impact.com\/les-marques-face-au-risque-reputationnel\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:56:44","slug":"brands-faced-with-reputational-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footbridge-impact.com\/en\/brands-faced-with-reputational-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"BRANDS FACED WITH REPUTATIONAL RISK"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Uyghur scandal continues to reverberate around the world. Fashion Network’s article “Uyghurs: what is the basis of the complaint against Inditex, Uniqlo, SMCP and Skechers?” is yet another example.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can a brand that claims to be “Conscious” manufacture part of its products or materials in a region where human rights and working conditions are flouted in this way?
\nFaced with the risk of boycotts in China, should an international brand accept allegiance to the Chinese Party, or should it leave the country to live up to the commitments it advocates?<\/p>\n

There are beautiful factories all over the world, in China, Bangladesh and elsewhere. But there are also many unacceptable abuses.<\/p>\n

The problem of the Uyghurs is unfortunately not the only one in our industry. Forced labor<\/a> on cotton fields in Uzbekistan (which seems on the way to being eradicated), sweatshops in Europe, working and safety conditions in certain dyehouses…<\/p>\n

One thing’s for sure: a brand that upholds its values and is committed to sustainable development must control its production processes from start to finish. The reality today is that brands know (often but not necessarily well) their tier 1 (the garment maker or knitter), but they have no visibility of what goes on upstream.<\/p>\n

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