Audience:
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Description:
Please join AAFA and Enhesa Product Intelligence for a walkthrough of the new matrix and a discussion on mandatory labeling requirements for the apparel, footwear, and travel goods industry worldwide. AAFA and Enhesa have recently published an updated international labeling matrix that provides a general overview of the mandatory labeling requirements for adult apparel, footwear, and travel goods in 82 geographies around the world. The requirements include care instructions, conformity marks, country of origin, down feathers, fiber identity, fur claims, green claims and eco labels, manufacturer and importer identity, product identity, size, tracking labels and traceability, footwear disclosures, waste and takeback, and wool claims.
Attendees of this briefing will learn:
- How to navigate the International Labeling Matrix.
- About mandatory labeling requirements for adult apparel, footwear, and travel goods around the world.
Speaker:
Stacey Bowers
Global Product Compliance Manager, Enhesa Product Intelligence
Stacey has been part of Enhesa's DART Team since November 2023, but within the wider global product compliance industry for over 20 years. A librarian by training, she has a Master of Information and Library Science and considerable experience delivering bespoke research and analysis to the world's biggest companies, as well as launching compliance products geared towards a wide range of sectors, including the apparel and footwear industry.
Enhesa is the leading provider of regulatory and sustainability intelligence worldwide. Our Enhesa Product Intelligence offering empowers product safety and compliance professionals to achieve market access and reduce the risks of non-compliance by giving you a view of the regulatory and business environment, today and tomorrow. Enhesa does this through a powerful suite of intelligence, including regulatory data, news, analysis, events & training, expert support and more.
Moderator:
Audrey Clark
Trade Policy Coordinator
AAFA
Audrey Clark is responsible for supporting the association’s trade policy efforts. Prior to joining AAFA in November 2023, Audrey worked as Export Program Coordinator at the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) where she managed eight international export promotion campaigns and supported four DISCUS committees. She previously worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where she was awarded the Pearce Prize Achievement Award and served as Program Coordinator for Streaming & Broadcasting. She has earned both her bachelor’s and master's degrees in International Affairs from Georgia Tech.
Contact:
Audrey Clark