ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MFG.com and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) today announced their strategic alliance to support the online apparel and textiles sourcing community. The textiles division of MFG.com (www.MFG.com/textiles) is the world-leading sourcing platform connecting buyers with factory manufacturers of apparel, footwear, home, and commercial textiles. WRAP (Arlington, VA) is the world's largest social and environmental compliance certification program for the apparel industry.
WRAPs certifies individual factories that demonstrate proper adoption, deployment and monitoring of 12 Principles focusing on compliance with local laws, workplace regulations, universal workers' rights, the environment, customs compliance and security. The certificate applies to the individual factory, not a parent company or brand. MFG.com members with WRAP certification can designate the distinction on their web-based supplier profile giving MFG.com buyers a better understanding of the quality of their factory.
"WRAP's comprehensive factory-based model has helped us grow from our founding in 2000 into the world's largest social compliance certification program for the apparel industry today. In 2008 alone, over 1700 factories from around 60 countries participated in our certification program," says Steve Jesseph, WRAP President and CEO. "Our alliance with MFG.com is a win-win for both parties. MFG.com textiles buyers conducting business with WRAP-certified factories will gain a new level of comfort and confidence when sourcing worldwide, while maintaining quality and ethical standards."
"MFG.com is proud to join WRAP in this very important partnership," states Tony Forcucci, Global Director, MFG.com Textiles & Apparel Sourcing. "WRAP certification, along with the MFG.com rating system, takes the guesswork out of the due diligence process when looking for socially compliant suppliers of textiles and apparel. This well-respected organization takes its job seriously with on-site inspections to ensure certified facilities comply with the highest standards in social compliance for the industry."
About WRAP
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the certification of facilities engaged in lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing throughout the world. The WRAP Certification Program is based on 12 Principles focusing on compliance with local laws, workplace regulations, universal workers' rights, the environment, customs compliance and security. WRAP is also an IRCA (International Register of Certified Auditors) accredited training organization and runs social systems and internal auditor training courses and related seminars in countries around the world to educate workers, factory managers, government inspectors, and others about socially responsible manufacturing. For more information, visit www.wrapcompliance.com.
About MFG.com
MFG.com is the largest global online marketplace for manufacturers who are looking to source custom engineered parts, standard components, assemblies and textiles. MFG.com connects buyers with suppliers that have the right expertise, capacity and credentials at the right moment in time, enabling them to conduct the entire sourcing process online. MFG.com operates on a secure platform that supports virtually all manufacturing process and industrial components, is in 7 languages, and has over 200,000 users on five continents. MFG.com has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about MFG.com, please visit www.MFG.com.
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