Stuart Webster
                                                                                           Vice-President of Training & Education

 

Visit their website here

 

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), a leader in social compliance certification and auditor training, completed its fourth annual social compliance course taught at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

 

Dedicated to lawful, ethical and humane manufacturing, WRAP is the world's largest facility-based social and environmental compliance certification and training organization. WRAP is headquartered in Arlington, V.A. with offices in Hong Kong and Bangladesh.  

 

WRAP has created training programs for factory workers and managers, apparel buyers, industry regulars and fashion management students throughout the world on issues of factory certification, social compliance practices and challenges, and the role of audits and WRAP certification in the apparel and fashion industry. Vice President of Training and Education, Stuart Webster, is working on additional programs for those U.S. colleges and universities with fashion programs that include a fashion management or apparel buying specialization. For a full list of WRAP's training programs and information on how to register, please visit the organization's website.

 

Contact: Cori Sue Morris at cmorris@wrapcompliance.org 

 

                                                                                                          Alexandra Bodnar
                                                                                                          Shareholder

 

Visit their website here

 

Congratulations! Alexandra Bodnar is now a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins.  Alexandra counsels employers in the apparel and textile industries, on how to navigate California's unique employment laws. She is also an expert litigator; defending her clients if litigation is required. 

 

Ogletree Deakins has 40 offices nationwide and can assist apparel and textile industry employers with their employment issues in multiple U.S.A. locations.

 

Upcoming Event: April 10th - Employment Law Briefing: Ogletree Deakins presents an informative and educational briefing addressing the important labor and employment law topics impacting California employers.

Location: Omni Los Angeles (more info): 

 

Contact: Alexandra Bodnar at Alexandra.Bodnar@ogletreedeakins.com 

                                                                                        Rachel Murray Meyer
                                                                                        Business Development Executive

 

Visit their website here

 

Consumer Products Testing with UL-STR

UL-STR's state-of-the-art laboratories are used to determine that the products your company manufactures and sells comply with safety and performance standards and adhere to state and federal regulations, before they are shipped.  UL-STR's quality assurance and safety programs include:

• CPSC registered as an accredited laboratory for CPSIA third-party testing
• AATCC, ASTM, ISO and other international standards testing
• Accredited by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) and China Metrology Accreditation (CMA) to National Safety Regulation GB 18401
• State regulation screenings including California Prop 65
• Consultation for federal regulations including flammability, fiber content and care labeling
• Technical support covering product development, care label verification, fiber identification, and garment and fabric construction analysis
• Specialty animal fiber identification (cashmere, alpaca and camel)
• Lead, phthalates, heavy metal, azo dye and other restricted substances testing

Upcoming Event: Webinar: April 5th: "Inspection Best Practices to Safeguard Your Supply Chain" (more info) 

 

Contacts: Rachel Murray Meyer at Rachel.M.Meyer@ul.com; Ben Devito at Ben.S.Devito@ul.com