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One of the most prominent ethical supply chain monitoring bodies in the garment industry is expanding its remit.
US-based Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (Wrap) will extend its certification regime to ‘labour-intensive manufacturing facilities in diverse industries’, such as those that make toys, white goods or car parts.
Steve Jesseph, Wrap’s chief executive, said the organization had already taken on work in sectors outside the garment industry and was now formally confirming its change of policy.
As a result it will alter its name to Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production.
Jesseph said the decision to expand beyond ‘our historical roots’ was due to an increasing number of approaches from companies and their suppliers outside the garment sector.
Three years ago Wrap developed the Universal Code of Ethical Conduct (UCEC), a variation of its Wrap Apparel Code applicable to all manufacturing sectors. ‘We’ve found that the management systems and code areas for the apparel sector are directly applicable to virtually any other product, whether it’s furniture, housewares, glass, plastic, electrical appliances, or automotive parts,’ said Jesseph.
Wrap will certify factories in other industries under the UCEC insignia, while continuing to certify apparel, footwear and textile factories under the Wrap Apparel logo.
Wrap, a not-for-profit company established in 2000, monitors factories in 70 countries and has certified around 600 facilities on behalf of companies such as retailers Sara Lee and Gerber Corporation.
US-based Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (Wrap) will extend its certification regime to ‘labour-intensive manufacturing facilities in diverse industries’, such as those that make toys, white goods or car parts.
Steve Jesseph, Wrap’s chief executive, said the organization had already taken on work in sectors outside the garment industry and was now formally confirming its change of policy.
As a result it will alter its name to Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production.
Jesseph said the decision to expand beyond ‘our historical roots’ was due to an increasing number of approaches from companies and their suppliers outside the garment sector.
Three years ago Wrap developed the Universal Code of Ethical Conduct (UCEC), a variation of its Wrap Apparel Code applicable to all manufacturing sectors. ‘We’ve found that the management systems and code areas for the apparel sector are directly applicable to virtually any other product, whether it’s furniture, housewares, glass, plastic, electrical appliances, or automotive parts,’ said Jesseph.
Wrap will certify factories in other industries under the UCEC insignia, while continuing to certify apparel, footwear and textile factories under the Wrap Apparel logo.
Wrap, a not-for-profit company established in 2000, monitors factories in 70 countries and has certified around 600 facilities on behalf of companies such as retailers Sara Lee and Gerber Corporation.
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