SLCP Newsflash 2 March 2022

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View this email in your browser   Welcome to the SLCP Signatory Newsflash! 02 March 2022 Dear SLCP signatories,   Please find the latest updates from SLCP below. For practical information on using the SLCP Converged Assessment Framework, please go to the SLCP Gateway. Join the New TAC on Data Insights  We are setting up a new Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on Data Insights to help us tap into the exciting potential of data insights from SLCP assessments in informing efforts to improve working conditions in supply chains. We invite interested signatories with expertise in data analytics to join the TAC and provide guidance for this workstream. If you are interested, please get in touch with Janet, our Executive Director. Facility Training 2022 SLCP will host free facility training webinars in Bangla, Chinese, English, Kannada, Turkish and Vietnamese throughout March and April. The training webinars will support facilities in different stages of the SLCP assessment process, from registration on the Gateway to sharing their verified data. Detailed information, including invitation letters in each language, is available on the Helpdesk. Please share widely with facilities that will be completing an SLCP verified assessment this year. New on SLCP Website: Data Quality and Integrity Want to know more about the range of methods we use to monitor and improve the quality and integrity of SLCP data? You can read all about our Verification Oversight and Quality Assurance strategy that helps us ensure data quality and integrity in this new section on our website.    Increasing Industry Acceptance We are excited to share that 58 brands, retailers and organizations have publicly stated acceptance of SLCP verified data! The new additions to the list include Benetton Group, Mammut Sports Group, NA-KD, Pentland Brands, Rapha Racing Ltd, Ralph Lauren and Sympatex. The growing list demonstrates our progress towards convergence. If your company is now accepting SLCP, add your name to the list by filling in this form.  New Higg Social Benchmarking We are excited to see that Higg has recently launched benchmarking for the Facility Social & Labor Module (FSLM). This means that all SLCP verified assessments completed on, or shared to, the Higg platform can be benchmarked to compare social impact within a supply chain and against industry peers. Visit the Higg website to find out more. Blog: SLCP and the UN Sustainable Development Goals The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set up in 2015 created a framework for attaining a better and more sustainable future for all. In the wake of the pandemic and the unprecedented challenges it poses, the ambition to achieve the SDGs is more urgent than ever. In the latest article in our blog series, we explore how SLCP contributes to the advancement of the UN SDGs. Spotlight on… The SLCP team has grown in the last year, and we want to introduce you to some of the people who are lending us their expertise and experience to support further SLCP adoption. Throughout 2022, we will give you a brief intro to different SLCP team members. You can see the full team here on our website. Introducing our Support Coordinator in Turkey, Sevinc Aktas Ilgun. At SLCP, Sevinc contributes to facility training, engaging Turkish stakeholders, and managing the SLCP Helpdesk. She has more than 14 years of experience in social compliance and has worked with a diverse range of industry stakeholders in Turkey. Sevinc’s expertise includes sustainability, supplier engagement, auditing, quality assurance and training.  Why Sevinc likes working at SLCP… “SLCP is the future in social compliance. It allows convergence, reduces repetitive audits, and creates a common ground for collaboration among the industry partners, which is exactly what the industry needs”.  Set up an account on the Signatory Portal - an exclusive platform for SLCP signatories! New to SLCP? Sign up for one of our regular Intro to SLCP webinars! LinkedIn Website Twitter Copyright © 2022 SLCP, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you demonstrated an interest in the Social and Labor Convergence Program. Our mailing address is: info@slconvergence.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. SLCP Visitor Address: Fashion For Good, Rokin 102, 1012KZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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