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“We need to move faster”: Mulberry CEO on traceability and transparency

Inside Retail

He feels that as the fashion industry does not have widely accepted standards in terms of auditing, there is a concept of moral obligation at play here. We have an obligation to use the tools we have to improve workers’ rights, workers’ conditions and reduce our carbon footprint too,” he said. Digital IDs at Mulberry.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

A shock to the system of western merchants and consumers who had largely operated with an assumption of unconstrained access to whatever they’ve wanted, whenever they’ve wanted it. While cotton could indeed be sourced elsewhere, the US had several distinct market advantages. Slave laborers load cotton onto waiting ships.