Elizabeth Otten

Social & Labor Convergence Program

Converged Assessment. Collaborative Action. Improved Working Conditions. SLCP's mission is to create a converged assessment framework that supports stakeholders' efforts to improve working conditions in the global apparel and footwear supply chain. This project will help the industry to: •Eliminate audit fatigue: avoid duplication and reduce the number of social & labor audits, by replacing current proprietary assessment tools, •Increase the opportunity for greater comparability of social& labor data •Redeploy resources towards improvement actions •Build mutual trust and respect, measure and understand working conditions and improve those conditions over time