The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at what Britain's Modern Slavery Act will achieve in the garment industry, the role of ethical buyers in a supply chain, and Under Armour investing in product lifecycle management (PLM) software to support growth and product innovation.
THE FLANARANT: What will Britain’s Modern Slavery Act achieve?
Britain’s Modern Slavery Act (MSA), which began coming into force on 31 July, sets new disclosure standards on an extraordinary number of garment businesses. But its legal niceties won’t really determine the law’s impact, says Mike Flanagan, who believes public opinion matters more.
What is the ethical role of buyers in a supply chain?
As is well-accepted in the business community, buyers are responsible for what they source and who they source from – especially if that product or service is used directly to create their own product or service. Joel Borgquist, president of supply chain ethics consultancy ETiK, takes a look at the ethical role of the buyer in the supply chain.
PLM to support Under Armour growth and innovation
Performance apparel and footwear brand Under Armourhas chosen to implement Centric Software's product lifecycle management (PLM) software to support its growth and product innovation.
Bangladesh "roadmap" to boost apparel exports
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is to hold an event later this year aimed at preparing a roadmap to fetch US$50bn in apparel exports by 2021.
Infor acquires GT Nexus in $675m deal
Business application software firm Infor has entered into a US$675m deal to acquire cloud-based global commerce platform GT Nexus.
