What is Fair Wear's new strategy for human rights in fashion?

Fair Wear's 2026-2030 strategy focuses on making human rights due diligence practical and impactful by integrating it into routine business decisions, informed by affected stakeholders.

How is CmiA updating its cotton standard for human rights?

The updated CmiA standard from 2026 will require expanded monitoring and reporting on human rights and environmental protection for verified cotton companies.

Why are fashion supply chains focusing more on due diligence?

Increased geopolitical tensions and extreme weather heighten supply chain risks, necessitating proactive due diligence informed by affected stakeholders for better worker protections.

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Fashion's Future: Due Diligence Gets Real

15 Dec

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Summary

Fair Wear strategy targets 2026-2030 for practical HR due diligence.
CmiA updates standard for 2026, requiring enhanced human rights monitoring.
Both initiatives emphasize stakeholder input and gender-responsive approaches.

Fashion's Future: Due Diligence Gets Real

Fair Wear has launched its 2026-2030 strategy, aiming to integrate human rights and environmental due diligence more deeply into the garment, textile, and footwear sectors. The organization stresses that reactive risk management is insufficient due to current global challenges. This new approach prioritizes due diligence informed by affected stakeholders, aligning with daily business operations. Multistakeholder collaboration is highlighted as key to accelerating innovation and problem-solving in supply chain human rights risks.

Simultaneously, CmiA, a sustainable cotton standard, announced an updated standard taking effect in 2026. This revision will require CmiA-verified cotton companies to bolster their monitoring, reporting, and corrective actions concerning human rights and environmental protection. This update aims to offer fashion brands and textile firms greater assurance for their due diligence and sustainability reporting efforts, ensuring respect for human rights is a core integrated requirement.