Bill in NY Legislature Would Require Oversight of Supply Chains of Fashion Industry in the State
The New York state legislature is currently considering a bill that would impose oversight and transparency in the supply chains of major fashion companies that do business in the state. The state Senate and Assembly versions of the Fashion Sustainability…
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and Social Accountability Act would require fashion retailers with global revenues over $100 million to "map their supply chains, disclose the environmental and social impact of their activities, and set targets to improve those impacts." It would require fashion businesses to disclose "environmental and social due diligence policies, process and outcomes, including significant real or potential advice about environmental and social impacts, and disclose targets for prevention and improvement" including "supply chain mapping and disclosure" and "map[ping] suppliers across all tiers of production." A minimum of 50% of suppliers by volume would need to be mapped under the proposed law. This effort is part of a larger trend toward increased oversight of the fashion industry and would impose a duty on major brands to actively monitor their supply chains. The bill was introduced in January 2021 and currently is in the Senate Consumer Protection Committee.