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GoodWeave Newsletter
Fall 2023
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As we transition into fall, we're pleased to share GoodWeave’s latest highlights and a new look for our newsletter! The changing season also mirrors our own transformation as we welcome a new leader to our organization, as well as two additional board members. In this issue, you’ll also learn about our recently launched user-friendly search tool to find GoodWeave certified products, our participation at Decorex International 2023 in London, and much more.
It is thanks to your ongoing support that we are able to continue our efforts addressing child labor and promoting ethical working conditions in global supply chains. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info@goodweave.org.
U.S. Federal Employees and Retirees: The 2023 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) solicitation period is Sept. 1, 2023 through Jan. 15, 2024. Please consider making a gift to GoodWeave International here. Our CFC number is 11139.
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Seeing our impact firsthand – reflections on my journey to India and Nepal as GoodWeave’s new CEO
By Jon Jacoby
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Nina Smith, GoodWeave's founder Kailash Satyarthi and Jon Jacoby in India
Photo credit: GoodWeave International
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It has been a whirlwind since stepping into the role as GoodWeave’s new CEO on September 1st. My 10-day trip to India and Nepal last month with Nina Smith, GoodWeave’s founding CEO and current strategic advisor, really drove home the impact of our work on the ground and the increasingly urgent need for interventions that protect the rights of vulnerable children and informal workers in global supply chains.
My journey was both thought-provoking and heart-warming, having had the opportunity to meet with children and adult workers who have directly benefited from GoodWeave’s programs and experienced truly life-changing results. I also met with our dedicated country teams, business partners, board members, and other stakeholders in India and Nepal who are working hand-in-hand with us to end child labor and worker exploitation. Here are a few highlights. Read more here.
Read the press release on Jon’s appointment as GoodWeave’s new CEO here.
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Shilpa Nadhan and Shamarukh Mohiuddin join GoodWeave board of directors | |
Shilpa Nadhan and Shamarukh Mohiuddin | |
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In July, GoodWeave welcomed two exceptional new leaders to our board of directors, Shilpa Nadhan and Shamarukh Mohiuddin. These key additions strengthen organizational expertise in South Asia and other regions of the world where child and forced labor are prevalent, as well as on issues related to GoodWeave's mission such as human migration and trafficking, labor rights, women’s empowerment, supply chains, ESG, social impact and international development.
Shilpa currently serves as director of human rights policy on the Global Public Policy team at The Walt Disney Company. Shamarukh is a principal at global consulting firm Nathan Associates, a Cadmus company, and director of social impact at University Press Limited, a leading publishing firm in South Asia. Learn more here.
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Introducing GoodWeave’s new Find Certified Products online search tool | |
Watch GoodWeave's virtual event in honor of World Day Against Child Labor | |
On June 7, GoodWeave hosted a virtual event in honor of World Day Against Child Labor, entitled Stories of Freedom: Sharing Solutions to Child Labor in Global Supply Chains. Watch our roundtable discussion with business and NGO leaders including, Anindit Roy Chowdhury, Country Director of Terre des hommes Foundation; Jasmine O'Connor, CEO of Anti-Slavery International; Patrick McDarrah, President of emma gardner design; Raj Kumar Lama, owner of Lama Carpet and Handicraft; and Shivani, a facilitator in a GoodWeave-supported Child Friendly Community in India. A recording of the full event is available here. | |
Photo credit: The Studio_M – thestudiom.com | |
Shivani: Championing education and independence for vulnerable children | |
Photo credit: GoodWeave International | |
Meet Shivani, a driving force behind the positive change created by a GoodWeave-supported Child Friendly Community in Haryana, India. She is committed to safeguarding the rights and well-being of migrant workers employed in nearby carpet factories and workshops. By facilitating the enrollment of children in schools from this vulnerable population, she decreases their likelihood of becoming child laborers. She is featured in our latest "Tell Them I Made It” Public Service Advertisement set to appear in upcoming issues of The Economist, Veranda, Architectural Digest, and other magazines. Learn more about Shivani here. | |
GoodWeave serves as official sustainability partner at Decorex 2023 | |
This year, GoodWeave served as an official sustainability partner for Decorex 2023, an interior design exhibition held in London from Oct. 8 to 11. GoodWeave UK’s Fay Handley and GoodWeave International’s Sonny Puryear attended and manned our exhibit booth in an effort to increase GoodWeave’s brand awareness and share about the positive social impact our licensing and certification program has on worker communities involved in crafting rugs and interior home textiles in India and Nepal.
With over 230 exhibitors and 13,200+ visitors, the event provided an exceptional platform to educate the interior design sector about the benefits of sourcing GoodWeave certified products. We also engaged with GoodWeave licensed partners including Edition Bougainville, Neptune, Wendy Morrison Design, Tania Johnson Design Ltd., Matthew Wailes (London) Ltd, 16Ten, The Rug Company, Deidra Dyson, Jacaranda, Romo Group, and Strandz.
Additionally, Sonny participated in Decorex's Design Talks series. He joined a panel discussion titled 'Sustainability Accreditations: Making It Easier to Understand the Jargon,' moderated by Rory Robertson.
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Photo credit: Emma Tweedie
Pictured left to right: Chloe Bullock (Materialise Interiors), Ana Rita Martins (Woodalls Design), Sonny Puryear (GoodWeave International), Rory Robertson (senior interiors editor and design consultant)
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Photo credit: GoodWeave International
Pictured: Fay Handley of GoodWeave UK (middle) with Lucy Todd (left) and Sophie Clark (right) of GoodWeave partner company 16Ten Rugs
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GoodWeave International Generic Standard under revision | |
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GoodWeave periodically reviews and revises our standards, policies and procedures to ensure their ongoing relevance and continuous improvement within GoodWeave supply chains. In 2022, we embarked on an internal review process of the GoodWeave International Generic Standard, and it was agreed by GoodWeave’s Executive Leadership Team that a full revision should take place.
As an ISEAL code compliant organization, this process complies with ISEAL’s Standard Setting Code and is guided by the Standards Committee – a group of technical experts representing a cross section of GoodWeave’s stakeholders. The revision process follows six stages, including two public consultations to ensure all interested and affected stakeholders can participate in the creation of a refined, more impactful approach to achieving our mission.
We are currently in Stage 4 of the revision process. Public consultations on the new draft standard are planned for 2024 and we will communicate opportunities for stakeholder input via GoodWeave’s social media channels and email. For more information, please visit our Standards Development and Consultations webpage and our 2023-2024 Project Description Summary.
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GoodWeave and Fair Wear announce partnership to improve working conditions in apparel and textile supply chains | |
GoodWeave and Fair Wear Foundation have joined forces to address child and forced labor in hidden and informal parts of apparel and textile supply chains. | | |
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Under this new partnership, Fair Wear member companies sourcing from India are encouraged to become GoodWeave licensees and benefit from deep supply chain mapping and inspections for child, forced and bonded labor that reach beyond Tier One factories and into sub-contracted and home-based worksites where the majority of exploitation takes place.
GoodWeave will also serve as a knowledge partner for Fair Wear and as a resource for member companies on child, forced and bonded labor identification, remediation and prevention. Read the full press release.
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Jan. 11-14, 2024 | DOMOTEX 2024 | GoodWeave will exhibit at DOMOTEX, the leading international trade fair for floor coverings, taking place in Hannover, Germany. | Learn more and register here. | | | | |
