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Update on Agenda for Change
Update on Agenda for Change.
About this update from Boohoo Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 8607B\n boohoo group plc\n 15 June 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n 15 June 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n boohoo group plc - Update on Agenda for Change \n \n \n (\"boohoo\" or \"the Group\")\n \n \n \n \n \n In line with its commitment to increased transparency, the Group is pleased to provide the following update which coincides with the publication of a further progress report from Sir Brian Leveson on the Group's Agenda for Change programme. \n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n \n · \n The Group continues to make excellent progress on the Agenda for Change programme \n \n \n · \n In line with the commitments published in September 2020, the Group published in March its full UK manufacturing list with a commitment to publish its global supplier list in September of this year, and continues to review its entire manufacturing supplier base\n \n \n · \n Launching a new sustainability strategy, UP.FRONT, a no-nonsense, set of measurable targets focussed on Clothes made smarter, Suppliers on better terms and Our Business taking action \n \n \n · \n The Group is an active member of WRAP's Textiles 2030 initiative, sitting alongside other leaders in our industry \n \n \n · \n Joined the Fast Forward forensic auditing model, a sector leading auditing programme in the UK, which the Group will transition to over the next twelve months\n \n \n \n \n \n This is the third such report that charts the Group's progress against delivery of the recommendations from last summer's Independent Review, Sir Brian states: \"The Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade teams are now focussed on continuous assessment of its UK manufacturing base and is demonstrating a degree of due diligence which may well go beyond that which is undertaken by other retailers or in other industries.\" \n \n \n \n \n \n Sir Brian, also goes on to say:\n \n \n · \n \"In my numerous discussions with…directors and managers at boohoo, I remain encouraged by the determination of all to address the issues which were exposed last year and to both promote and embed a new way of working to the highest ethical standards.\"\n \n \n · \n \"The Group has demonstrated that it has taken the recommendations of the Review extremely seriously and has expanded its determination to develop and de...