@article{ref1,
title="Do code of conduct audits improve chemical safety in garment factories? Lessons on corporate social responsibility in the supply chain from Fair Wear Foundation",
journal="International journal of occupational and environmental health",
year="2016",
author="Lindholm, Henrik and Egels-Zandén, Niklas and Rudén, Christina",
volume="22",
number="4",
pages="283-291",
abstract="BACKGROUND: In managing chemical risks to the environment and human health in supply chains, voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures, such as auditing code of conduct compliance, play an important role. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To examine how well suppliers' chemical health and safety performance complies with buyers' CSR policies and whether audited factories improve their performance. <br><br>METHODS: CSR audits (n = 288) of garment factories conducted by Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), an independent non-profit organization, were analyzed using descriptive statistics and statistical modeling. <br><br>RESULTS: Forty-three per cent of factories did not comply with the FWF code of conduct, i.e. received remarks on chemical safety. Only among factories audited 10 or more times was there a significant increase in the number of factories receiving no remarks. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Compliance with chemical safety requirements in garment supply chains is low and auditing is statistically correlated with improvements only at factories that have undergone numerous audits.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-3525",
doi="10.1080/10773525.2016.1227036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2016.1227036"
}