Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
The apparel industry is facing an increasing number of regulations around due diligence, claims and labelling, and ESG reporting. While the focus of the regulations may differ, the common factor for all is the need for supply chain data to prove compliance. But what do you do when not all data is easily accessible or not even documented today? During this session, Anja Sadock and Santosh Mohanram from TrusTrace, a leading traceability solution for responsible sourcing and compliance, will go through a practical roadmap to getting your data ready for compliance, and share examples of how brands are tackling this today.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- What evidence is needed for different types of regulations
- What data can be collected at different levels of traceability
- How to get started, and what is critical to success
Speakers:
Santosh Mohanram
Head of US Operations
TrusTrace
Santosh heads up US Operations at TrusTrace, and has extensive global experience in driving enterprise-scale software and IoT programs. Through close engagements with numerous large US apparel brands, Santosh is an expert on what is needed to successfully leverage supply chain data for compliance and business growth.
Moderator:
Beth Hughes
Vice President, Trade and Customs Policy
AAFA
Beth Hughes is responsible for supporting the association's efforts on international trade and customs issues. Beth oversees AAFA’s Trade Policy Committee, as well as AAFA’s Customs Group. Before joining AAFA, Beth served for six years as senior director, international affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association. Beth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at George Washington University and received a Master of Arts in international affairs from Florida State University.