Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative Expands to Indonesia
The Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative announced the launch of its operations in Indonesia today.
The Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative announced the launch of its operations in Indonesia today.
The Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS) today launched ‘Platform for Safety in Apparel and Footwear Industry (PSAFI)’, a collaborative platform aimed at promoting safety and sustainable development in the apparel and footwear industry in India. PSAFI aims to provide a trusted, neutral space for industry stakeholders to come together, discuss, and exchange ideas and … Continue reading “LABS Initiative Launches PSAFI: A Joint Platform for Safety in the Apparel and Footwear Industry in India”
In consultation with Archetype, LABS initiated work to modify the LABS Standard and Methodology for Indonesia by considering the local legal requirements against which the apparel, footwear, and accessories factories will be measured on structural, fire, and electrical safety parameters.
This briefing paper outlines the overall goal and provides the outcomes from the “Platform for Gender Equality in Apparel and Footwear in Cambodia” (“The Platform”). Relevant data, opportunities, and challenges within these sectors will be provided based on the tracking of direct risks (impacting business operations) and indirect risks (impacting the value-chain flow and the … Continue reading “Platform for Gender Equality in Apparel and Footwear in Cambodia”
With the COVID-19 situation improving in most regions, LABS is progressing forward with onboarding factories and supporting remediations. The program achieved yet another landmark of onboarding over 350 factories globally. LABS India completed its first Factory Graduation. Over the quarter, apart from general operations, focus was centered on improving operational excellence and moving towards systems … Continue reading “LABS Newsletter – October 2022”
The second quarter of 2022 was fruitful with multiple program achievements. The formal launch in Cambodia marked a key milestone for the program in May, 2022. The factory onboarding activities were initiated in Cambodia, with the initial group of Assessments conducted in June. Also in June, LABS program achieved the landmark of onboarding 300 factories … Continue reading “LABS Newsletter – July 2022”
LABS achieved yet another milestone by onboarding over 250 factories across its countries of operation. We maintain a steady state of operations at factories in India. Due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam, LABS processes at factories (e.g., assessments, follow-up visits, safety training, and remediation) diminished in line with the National Government … Continue reading “LABS Newsetter – April 2022”
As we approach the end of the second full year of LABS operations, we aim to present an introduction to our approach and methodology followed by program achievements and our learnings to date.
While 2021 was a challenging year regarding the completion of processes, LABS onboarded 265 factories and completed assessments at 250 factories by year’s end. We continue maintaining a steady state of operations at factories in India and Vietnam. Please find our latest newsletter with an overview of LABS’ activities for last quarter.
Over this quarter, LABS achieved an important milestone by onboarding over 250 factories. We continue maintaining a steady state of operations at factories in India. However, in Vietnam due to the huge spike in COVID-19 cases across the nation, the LABS processes at factories were impeded. Please find our latest newsletter with an overview of LABS’ activities for last quarter.
IDH is a global convener with a proven track record in multiple commodity value chains. For the Life and Building Safety Initiative, IDH provides overall facilitation support, and helps develop the operational set up in the identified countries.
