The EU is setting new standards for corporate responsibility with its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Bendi partnered with UK-based wholesaler World Wise Foods to enhance the company’s visibility into its complex, multi-tier supply chain, particularly in Asia.

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is set to transform global supply chains starting December 2025.

Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA, or “LSKG” by its initials in German), came into effect on January 1, 2023.

Why is data in fashion so notoriously bad? The challenges are well known and often blamed on the opaqueness and complexity of fashion’s supply chains.

Going ‘beyond audits’ refers to doing more than the traditional approach of relying on third-party auditing of a factory to assess and manage what is happening in a supply chain.

Due diligence and reporting standards are transforming globally, with the European Union leading the way.

The fashion industry has been plagued by human rights abuses for years, a situation that has been further exacerbated by the global disruption of supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several decades of mostly self-regulated sustainability efforts have seen the majority of fashion brands forge ahead with environmental standards and net zero ambitions.

Do you sell apparel, textile or cotton products in the US? Are any of your suppliers (or your suppliers’ suppliers) based in China?