The China National Textile and Apparel Industry Association and the European Foreign Trade Association signed a declaration on supply chain cooperation
The China-EU Supply Chain Social Responsibility Summit and the 2008 China Textile and Apparel Industry Social Responsibility Annual Conference were held on November 18 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. At the meeting, the China Textile Industry Association and the European Foreign Trade Association signed the “Declaration on Supply Chain Cooperation between the China Textile Industry Association and the European Foreign Trade Association”.
Strengthening cooperation and development, promoting shared responsibilities in the global textile and apparel supply chain under the new economic environment, and achieving a win-win situation have become the themes discussed at this meeting. As the organizers of the meeting, the heads of the China Textile Industry Association and the European Foreign Trade Association said that the convening of the China-EU Supply Chain Social Responsibility Summit and the signing of the “Declaration on Supply Chain Cooperation between the China Textile Industry Association and the European Foreign Trade Association” will become an important milestone for China and Europe in textile and apparel. industry to strengthen cooperation and jointly promote new milestones in social responsibility construction.
Du Yuzhou, President of the China Textile and Apparel Industry Association, pointed out that signing the Supply Chain Cooperation Declaration with the European Foreign Trade Association is a step towards mutual recognition of the China Textile and Apparel Corporate Social Responsibility Management System (CSC9000T) and the European Foreign Trade Association Social Responsibility Management System (BSCI). Chinese companies that implement the CSC9000T system can replace the third-party social responsibility system certification goal and be an important beginning for progress, which will help China and Europe better promote the development of the textile and garment industry and trade.
It is reported that the upgraded and revised “CSC9000T China Textile and Apparel Enterprise Social Responsibility Management System (2008 Edition)” released at the meeting expands the scope of social responsibility on the basis of adhering to the management system ideas and absorbing the latest changes in legal regulations. The addition of the two elements of “environmental protection” and “fair competition” further improves the CSC9000T system, which is conducive to enterprises establishing an integrated and rigorous social responsibility management system, which is in line with the current reality of the textile and garment industry, and is conducive to better performance of textile and garment enterprises. Achieve sustainable development.
