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Causes: International, International Human Rights
Mission: To coordinate and represent public officials and others who seek to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not spent on products made in sweatshops. The corporation intends to serve as a coordinating body and resource center for public entities and other organizations that share this goal, sharing information and providing forums for collaboration in order to improve the economy and efficiency of procurement policies designed to eliminate sweatshop labor from supply chains.
Programs: Webinars, conferences, newletters to network and educate members on best practices in procurement policy and procedure and labor standards in global supply chains.
development and maintenance of online supply chain database to help government entities reach their own goals of procuring products made in the decent working conditions.
outreach to government entities and manufacturers to expand the roster of jurisdictions and businesses committed to decent conditions in the supply chain.
development and maintenance of a policy resource library on the consortium web site.