ABVTEX and SLCP collaboration

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The Brazilian Association of Textile Retail (ABVTEX) and the Social and Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) have a shared goal of improving labor conditions in fashion supply chains by implementing robust social compliance systems and tools while avoiding audit duplications. Both organizations recognize that collaboration and harmonization are essential to further reducing audit fatigue. With the support of mutual stakeholders, ABVTEX and SLCP wish to build alignment between the programs.

SLCP and ABVTEX have been exploring opportunities for collaboration and convergence since 2019. In 2022, the discussions in the ABVTEX Steering Committee and Board and the SLCP Operations Technical Advisory Committee advanced to the assessment of more concrete opportunities.

The constructive dialogues resulted in the signing of a multi-year agreement covering a step-by-step approach in which the organizations will research what alignment between the programs can look like and how it can be implemented. Based on the outcome of this first phase, there may be further collaboration.

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