Original Source:  Forbes

“So says AsiaInspection, a provider of factory inspection, quality control and product-testing services for consumer goods and food importers.

Last year was “a tipping point” for the implementation of social programs in overseas plants by major consumer brands, according to Sébastien Breteau, founder and chief executive officer of AsiaInspection. Prior to that, his clients were reluctant to commit large sums of money for the creation and enforcement of programs to audit factory working conditions.

Why the change? The likely trigger was the horrific collapse of the Rana Plaza office building in Bangladesh in April of 2013. With a death toll of 1,129, it was reportedly the deadliest factory accident in the history of the garment industry. Investigators uncovered numerous violations of building-safety standards and poor working conditions, including structural cracks that were ignored by factory management…”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbowman/2014/03/11/is-this-the-year-when-supply-chains-become-socially-responsible/#6eee88d966d4

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