Welcome to the SLCP Signatory Newsflash!
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Thursday 12 September 2024
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2023 Annual Report
We are excited to announce the publication of our 2023 Annual Report! The report celebrates the progress we made in 2023 and marks the successful conclusion of our first five-year strategic phase.
🚀 2023 was a year of growth for SLCP with significant milestones, including reaching 9230 completed assessments in just one year and unlocking a potential $26 million USD through the use of the Converged Assessment Framework (CAF).
✅ The report also outlines the development of our 2024-2028 Strategy, setting the stage for our future growth.
Our Annual Report remains an essential tool of accountability to you—our signatories. We invite you to explore the full report to gain deeper insights into our achievements and our vision for the future.
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Reminder:
2024 SLCP Board Elections – Call for Nominations
The 2024 SLCP Board elections are approaching, and we invite you to nominate candidates through this nomination form. There are 3 Supervisory Board seats up for election:
- 1 representative for Manufacturers,
- 1 representative for Brands / Retailers / Agents,
- 1 representative from Civil Society (NGOs, Trade Unions, etc.)
Elections will launch mid-November during our General Assembly. Signatories can self-nominate or nominate someone from another signatory organization (own caucus or different caucus). Please complete one nomination form per candidate.
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Deadline for nominations: 20 September 2024 (End of Day)
📋 Read more about the desired candidate profile and requirements here.
📧 For any questions, contact: events@slconvergence.org. |
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Join SLCP’s Upcoming Events in October
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Türkiye Roadshow: Free SLCP Training Events!
Registrations are now open for our free training sessions for new SLCP facilities in Türkiye this October! These in-person training events are open to any facility that has not previously completed an SLCP assessment. This includes facilities in Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 of the textiles industry, as well as facilities in the non-textiles sector.
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✅ If you'd like to invite your suppliers to attend one of these sessions, please use one of our invitation letters containing registration links for the available locations. These letters are available in Turkish here and English here. |
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SLCP UK Brand Meeting in London
Are you a UK-based brand? Don’t miss our in-person meeting in London on 10 October!
Discover how SLCP can benefit your organization. Enjoy a day of insights into SLCP, networking, and more – all free of charge!
📢 Spaces are limited, so register your interest here soon.
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HRDD Toolkit 2.0 Launch Event in Amsterdam!
Be among the first to catch an exclusive presentation of SLCP's newly updated Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Toolkit at our launch event in Amsterdam on 23 October!
Join us to learn how SLCP can support your HRDD implementation and connect with industry peers during an evening of insightful discussions and networking.
Don’t miss out—register here!
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Subscribe to our SLCP Policy Update to find out more about SLCP's policy work, including our main priorities and upcoming events. You can read previous newsletters in our Signatory Portal. ➡️ Subscribe here!
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New Application Fees for Verifiers and Verifier Bodies
All applications for SLCP Verifiers and Verifier Bodies (VBs) are now subject to a new fee structure. We have already informed all SLCP-approved VBs about the new application fees and process.
Why the change?
- To attract high-quality candidates
- To invest in improving report quality
- To ensure thorough quality review and training for Verifier candidates at the start of their SLCP journey.
This decision aligns with APSCA standards and helps us maintain the integrity of our verification process. In countries with low Verifier availability, such as Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Sweden, and Ukraine, fees are currently waived.
➡️ You can find all the details on the new application fees and process here.
Applications for Verifiers and Verifier Bodies now reopen!
Exciting news! After a brief pause, applications are now open for SLCP Verifier Bodies (VBs) and Verifiers. As we head into our busiest verification season, it’s the perfect time for signatories that want to become SLCP-approved VBs, and for existing VBs that wish to expand their teams or operate in new countries, to submit their applications.
➡️ Here is the list of all countries/regions where we conduct verifications. Verifier Bodies can also apply for approval in 13 additional countries where SLCP verifications are not yet available. We are planning to open in these countries in the future and will notify all signatories when verifications can begin.
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✅ To learn more about how SLCP is driving greater data quality and integrity, download our info pack here!
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SLCP's CEO, Janet Mensink participated in a panel at the ITMF-IAF Annual Conference in Uzbekistan. She was joined by Michael Cai (Décor) and Nate Herman (AAFA) in a discussion moderated by Anne Patricia Sutanto (Pan Brothers), on the issue of audit fatigue.
➡️ Key themes included the growing need for audit harmonization and collaboration in response to increasing due diligence legislation. Janet also shared insights on how SLCP is addressing audit fatigue and supporting human rights due diligence implementation.
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SLCP was proud to participate in the Cascale Annual Meeting in Munich, where our team including Senior Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Tom Mason, Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships Manager, Camille Strippoli and Business Development Manager, Lottie Watkinson, connected with various stakeholders.
☑️ Tom also shared expert insights in two panel sessions on how SLCP’s tools align with legal requirements and stakeholder expectations and shared valuable insights from SLCP data, including key findings on legal compliance.
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SLCP's Acceptance List
91 brands, retailers and standard holders now publicly accept SLCP data. You can find the complete list on our website.
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Want to communicate with suppliers that you accept SLCP data?
➡️ Use this flyer to let your suppliers know!
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For practical information on using the SLCP Converged Assessment Framework (CAF), please go to the SLCP Gateway.
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Set up an account on the Signatory Portal - an exclusive platform for SLCP signatories! |
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