Esprit taken a significant step as it has become the first fashion brand to become a signatory of the joint initiative between the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textiles (AGT). Esprit has 50 stores in the Netherlands. The two organisations had signed a collaborative agreement with the goal of supporting companies in the implementation of due diligence by consistent sustainability requirements.
Esprit has wide-ranging remit encompasses every aspect of the implementation of sustainable practices in the textile supply chain, is the first fashion brand to become an associated member of the initiatives. The partnership stated member organisations will work together on projects to improve working conditions in high-risk areas, facilitate the sharing of industry knowledge and encourage co-operation between producers, governments, trade unions and NGOs.
Existing members are eligible to become affiliated to the partner organisation, upon fulfilling certain criteria. Members of the German Textiles Partnership have to submit a list of their production locations of direct suppliers to the Dutch secretariat to join the Dutch AGT, they must accept being subject to AGT complaint mechanism for third parties. Members of the Dutch AGT must publish their action plans and progress reports on the website of the German Partnership for an associated membership to the German Textiles Partnership.
