If Not You,Then Who Will Guard the Global Village?
Hard goods suppliers are also taking a closer look at their offshore manufacturers and are reacting to socially responsible calls to action. “We are making sure our factories are compliant,” stated Bonni Shevin-Sandy, president of Dard Designs, vice president of Dard Products, Evanston, Ill., though she affirmed it’s been a struggle. Only a small group (relatively speaking) of U.S. manufacturers has made the commitment to only utilize factories complying with fair labor practices. Because of this, several offshore facilities felt if they waited it out, the storm would die down and they could return to the status quo, no investment necessary, Shevin-Sandy said. “The factories that took this stance were the ones we had to move away from. I have personally been to the core factories quarterly, making the proper changes. I have scaled down from many factories to a few core factories that I partner with exclusively,” she added.
- Companies:
- Dard Products
- People:
- Charles Kernaghan