amfori
• amfor is the leading business association of global commerce that promotes the valuesof international trade and sustainable supply chains. amfori represents 2,000+ retailers,importers and brands to promote and defend international trade. (One trillion USDcombined annual turnover).
• In 2003, amfori created the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) to providecompanies with a practical and efficient system to improve social compliance in globalsupply chains.
• In 2014, we developed the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI) tosupport companies committed to improving environmental performance in their supplychain.
AUDITS 2016 - 2017
2016 2017 Totalproducers
(Nov 2017)
%
China 14359 12237 34276 35,7%
Bangladesh 1286 872 2438 35,8%
India 755 517 3004 17,2%
Turkey 696 490 1949 25,1%
North America 0 2 68 2,9%
14359
1286755 696
0
12237
872 517 4902
China Bangladesh India Turkey North America
Audits 2016-2017
2016 2017
CAPACITY BUILDING 2016 - 2017
73
2319 18
0
79
16
30
37
0
China/HongKong
Bangladesh India Turkey North America
Training sessions2016-2017
2016 2017
1253
366 359 357
0
1369
179
593
965
0
China/HongKong
Bangladesh India Turkey NorthAmerica
Training attendance2016-2017
2016 2017
10
According to the World Trade Statistical Review 2017 of the WorldTrade Organisation (WTO), Bangladesh’s share in global RMG marketwent up from 5.9% in 2015, to 6.4% in 2016, but….
FTA Bangladesh/Office in Dhaka 2017 with focus onexpanding Capacity Building
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As a request of many FTA members weestablished our own FTA Office in Dhaka,Bangladesh. The new office is locatedopposite site the German Embassy andprovides our members the possibility as afirst stop. Members have the opportunityto share topics like security issues, TradePolicies, audits, capacity building andenvironmental issues
Women Empowerment Project: Objectives:• Continuous improvement to increase productivity by
engaging in women’s empowerment and gender equality forbusiness sustainability.
• To improve the operational benefits for Producer of RMGsector in Bangladesh by empowering workers especiallywomen through confidence building, mentoring, skillsdevelopment and leadership trainings.
• Help the workers to develop ownership among themselvesand create positive impacts in factory floor through socialdialogues.
• “It makes sense – empower and make profits.“