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The ICTI Ethical Toy Program partners with Reuters Events for Net Zero USA 2023

2-3 October, New York

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The ICTI Ethical Toy Program (IETP) – the sustainable approach to positively impacting workers, children, parents, and consumers

30 May 2023, Hong Kong SARFor workers and their children, the Family-Friendly Spaces program transforms parent-child relationships, and supports the developmental needs of their children. Working parents do not need to worry about their children during the summer months and can more easily concentrate on their work, knowing their children are adequately provided for. The program helps increase employee satisfaction and improves staff turnover rates, with many workers expressing they now wished to continue working at their Family-Friendly Factory.

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Ethical toy sourcing gathers pace in 2019

Against a backdrop of new regulation, evolving consumer expectations, and global sustainability initiatives Mark Robertson, SVP at the Ethical Toy Program explains why now is the time to embrace ethical manufacturing.

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Social Impact Assessment Program expands to 45 countries and new sectors endorsing beyond the toy industry

2022 marks two years since we started our Social Impact Assessments, a verified-remote assessment which scores the maturity of a company's social compliance systems in place implementing responsible labor standards. Businesses, of all sizes and sectors, that have experienced the cost-effective remote Social Impact Assessment (SIA) have since become supporters of the program, enquiring with IETP to further deploy the program to new sectors and areas.

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IETP partners with Reuters for Sustainability Reporting Europe 2023 in London

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我们是ReThink HK 2023的非政府组织合作伙伴!

9月14至15日,线下,香港

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3月8日国际妇女节的性别平等焦点

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World Day Against Child Labour 2016

Áine McCarthy, Assistant Manager, Marketing and Communications, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

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Management Roundtable Discussions for Vietnam Suppliers

Are you interested to learn about the updates of the Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP, formerly called IETP) and the ways to maximize your ESCP certification & membership values?

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3 Insights to Take from Sustainability Live 2022

Aoife McCarthy, Executive, Digital Marketing & Membership, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

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CEO Message: New Services to Support Your Forward-Looking Supply Chain Strategy

As our members think about their objectives and priorities for 2022 it is timely that I share with you some of our plans for next year. IETP’s purpose is to support our member companies achieve their responsible sourcing objectives. We will continue to do this by evolving our organization to develop, and successfully deliver, new services.

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World Day Against Child Labour 2016

Áine McCarthy, Assistant Manager, Marketing and Communications, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

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The Toy Association Announces Winners of their Toy of the Year Awards 2022!

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IETP to Speak at Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair

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Toy Manufacturer - There are Always More Solutions than Difficulties

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Toy Manufacturer - The investment has paid off

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IETP Hosts Annual Auditor Refresher Training to Assure Robustness of the Certification Program

Audit quality is at the heart of the ICTI Ethical Toy Program (IETP), our team is dedicated to providing comprehensive, consistent, and reliable assessments to help businesses evaluate the effectiveness of their social management system in global supply chains. Our robust social certification empowers businesses to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption and as a result, ensuring products arrive on shelf on time.

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IETP Accredited New Auditors into Social Compliance Certification Program

As the specialist responsible program designed by the industry for the industry, the ICTI Ethical Toy Program (IETP) offers a trusted certification program to help brands and retailers improve supply chain transparency and strengthen supply chain stability, as a result, meeting both regulatory requirements and customers’ expectations that their products are ethically made and have continuity of supply.

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Toy Manufacturer - If we don't continue FFS, it'll impact the employee turnover rate

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Women’s empowerment in the toy supply chain

Bella Ma, Assistant, Corporate Communications, ICTI Ethical Toy Program

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Steps to join the Webinar

Congratulations, you have successfully registered to the IETP Webinar. Please read the steps below to avoid any technical issues on the day. On the day of the webinar, please test your connection and audio system 15-20 minutes ahead of the seminar by clicking "Join Webinar" .

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New Factory Catalogue and Business Matching Service for Hong Kong Toy and Games Fair 2019

Complimentary catalogue of certified factories and business matching service to help you source ethically.

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10 Factories Opening Family-Friendly Spaces this Summer to Support Parent Workers

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IETP Annual Review 2020 & 2021 is now available