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Making Private Standards Work for You: A guide to private standards in the garments, footwear and furniture sectors

Document number
3081
Date
2010
Title
Making Private Standards Work for You: A guide to private standards in the garments, footwear and furniture sectors
Author/publisher
Norad, UNIDO, CBI
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations,
Keywords
Private standards, garments, footware, suppliers, developing countries, international norms, buyer, compliance, Brazil, India, Turkey
Summary

This guide aims to provide producers in the footwear, garments and furniture sectors with some insights into the landscape of private standards and with guidance for turning private standards to their advantage. The information presented here is based on questionnaires and interviews with a sample of exporting companies from the footwear sector in India, the textiles and garments sector in Turkey, and the furniture sector in Brazil.