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• Policy 1. Follow all accepted national and international safety and environmental regulations to protect workers and consumers.
• Policy 2. Require all suppliers and vendors to have measurable goals and objectives around environmental sustainability.
• Policy 3. Eliminate waste in all points of the supply chain.
• Policy 4. Understand and reduce carbon emission in sourcing, production, retailing, and use.
• Policy 5. Consider and implement end-of-life strategies (recycle, renew, or reuse) when choosing materials, designing, and producing apparel.
• Policy 6. Eliminate excess product manufacturing by balancing supply to demand.
• Policy 7. Include sustainability as part of training, education and evaluation program for employees, suppliers, and customers.
• Policy 8. Communicate the corporate environmental sustainability identity internally and externally.
• Policy 9. Develop and implement advertising and marketing strategies that avoid greenwashing.
• Policy 10. Implement the “ACL” approach: When a mistake is made, “A”dmit it, “C”orrect it, and “L”earn from it.
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• College of Human Services, Education, and Public Policy
  Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies
  Newark, DE 19716  •   USA  •   Phone: 302-831-8714
  E-mail: fashion-studies@udel.edu

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