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TROUPE, ANNA MARIE. An Integrated Solution for Optimal Factory Compliance in the Global Textiles ... more TROUPE, ANNA MARIE. An Integrated Solution for Optimal Factory Compliance in the Global Textiles and Clothing Industry. (Under the direction of Dr. Trevor Little). The current means of addressing factory compliance in the global textiles and clothing industry namely, public and private regulation including codes, laws, certifications, and standards -are challenged to solve core human labor concerns in an enduring (sustainable) way. Despite the United States’ inclusion of internationally accepted labor standards in every bilateral and regional trade agreement since 1994, the degree of actual enforcement varies greatly from region to region (Wells & Frost, 2006). This research identifies factory managers as central stakeholders with significant untapped potential to improve compliance quality on a broad scale. By evaluating market governance systems (MGS), as well as the existing critical literature on these topics, the work seeks to highlight the value that can be extracted from curr...
The subject of agency within global fashion can be approached from the integration of feminist va... more The subject of agency within global fashion can be approached from the integration of feminist values, the United Nations’ sustainable development agenda, and Stuart Walker’s “quadruple bottom line” sustainable design theory, in an effort to reverse
current garment manufacturing realities. This research asks whether the global marketplace can be used to unite women consumers (in the US) with women workers (in Jaipur, India) to accomplish mutual self-actualization and increase empowerment in fashion. The longer-term question is whether this approach could be replicated to support the democratization of fashion and begin to decentralize the fashion system.
The current means of addressing factory compliance in the global textiles and clothing industry -... more The current means of addressing factory compliance in the global textiles and clothing industry - namely, public and private regulation including codes, laws, certifications, and standards -- are challenged to solve core human labor concerns in an enduring
(sustainable) way. Despite the United States’ inclusion of internationally accepted labor standards in every bilateral and regional trade agreement since 1994, the degree of actual
enforcement varies greatly from region to region (Wells & Frost, 2006). This research identifies factory managers as central stakeholders with significant untapped potential to improve compliance quality on a broad scale. By evaluating market governance systems (MGS), as well as the existing critical literature on these topics, the work seeks to highlight the value that can be extracted from current MGS to create an integrated solution to current manufacturing management deficiencies. Via the Delphi method, it investigates whether an individual accreditation program for managers that is harmonized with current MGS would result in a more sustainable global fashion industry while transforming manufacturing managers into trusted allies for human resources, for factory owners, investors, and all the
buyer companies who depend on safe and efficient production every day. Finally, this research reveals the potential for such a compliance solution to significantly contribute to the sustainable development goals set forth by the United Nations and agreed on by a multitude of countries around the world.
TROUPE, ANNA MARIE. An Integrated Solution for Optimal Factory Compliance in the Global Textiles ... more TROUPE, ANNA MARIE. An Integrated Solution for Optimal Factory Compliance in the Global Textiles and Clothing Industry. (Under the direction of Dr. Trevor Little). The current means of addressing factory compliance in the global textiles and clothing industry namely, public and private regulation including codes, laws, certifications, and standards -are challenged to solve core human labor concerns in an enduring (sustainable) way. Despite the United States’ inclusion of internationally accepted labor standards in every bilateral and regional trade agreement since 1994, the degree of actual enforcement varies greatly from region to region (Wells & Frost, 2006). This research identifies factory managers as central stakeholders with significant untapped potential to improve compliance quality on a broad scale. By evaluating market governance systems (MGS), as well as the existing critical literature on these topics, the work seeks to highlight the value that can be extracted from curr...
The subject of agency within global fashion can be approached from the integration of feminist va... more The subject of agency within global fashion can be approached from the integration of feminist values, the United Nations’ sustainable development agenda, and Stuart Walker’s “quadruple bottom line” sustainable design theory, in an effort to reverse
current garment manufacturing realities. This research asks whether the global marketplace can be used to unite women consumers (in the US) with women workers (in Jaipur, India) to accomplish mutual self-actualization and increase empowerment in fashion. The longer-term question is whether this approach could be replicated to support the democratization of fashion and begin to decentralize the fashion system.
The current means of addressing factory compliance in the global textiles and clothing industry -... more The current means of addressing factory compliance in the global textiles and clothing industry - namely, public and private regulation including codes, laws, certifications, and standards -- are challenged to solve core human labor concerns in an enduring
(sustainable) way. Despite the United States’ inclusion of internationally accepted labor standards in every bilateral and regional trade agreement since 1994, the degree of actual
enforcement varies greatly from region to region (Wells & Frost, 2006). This research identifies factory managers as central stakeholders with significant untapped potential to improve compliance quality on a broad scale. By evaluating market governance systems (MGS), as well as the existing critical literature on these topics, the work seeks to highlight the value that can be extracted from current MGS to create an integrated solution to current manufacturing management deficiencies. Via the Delphi method, it investigates whether an individual accreditation program for managers that is harmonized with current MGS would result in a more sustainable global fashion industry while transforming manufacturing managers into trusted allies for human resources, for factory owners, investors, and all the
buyer companies who depend on safe and efficient production every day. Finally, this research reveals the potential for such a compliance solution to significantly contribute to the sustainable development goals set forth by the United Nations and agreed on by a multitude of countries around the world.