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Welcome

ApparelFootwearInternationalRSLManagement

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Seminar

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Introduction to AFIRM

Betsy Blaisdell

Supply Chain

The Timberland Company

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Who We Are

•Multi-company working group thatincludes:• apparel and footwear companies withRSLs• regulatory, product safety and chemistryexperts

•Which shares•best practices

•RSL management, information andexperiences, and benchmarking.

•Complies with the antitrust laws ofthe US

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Why We’re Here

•Regulatory burden is growing

•Green consumerism is rising

•Brands managing RSLs are growing

•Streamlining requests of suppliers andmanufacturers

•Leverage resources through partnerships

•Ownership of chemical product safety at alllevels is a must

•Factory self-governance on chemical productsafety is required to prevent product recalls andcancelled contracts

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Different But Similar

•Individual companieshave their own RSLs. Thedifferences between themare minor.

•All have similar:

•Missions

•Guiding principles

•Approaches

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AFIRM’s Mission

• Advance global management ofRSL in apparel and footwearmanufacturing

• Communicate information aboutRSL throughout the supply chain

• Share best practices for improvingRSL management

• Ultimately, elevate consumersatisfaction

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Guiding Principle

#1 Chemical product safety must beunderstood in the global supplychain as an integrated whole,from workplace to consumer

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Guiding Principle

#2 Chemical product safety can onlybe achieved through partnershipamong retailers, suppliers andmanufacturers.

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Guiding Principle

#3 Retailers must encouragesuppliers’ and manufacturers’self-governance of chemicalproduct safety