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The Most Common Incoterms and When to Use Each of Them
The Most Common Incoterms and When to Use Each of Them An international purchase can be complex. For a smooth

Why Make-To-Order Is A More Attractive Production Approach For Fashion
Make-to-order (MTO) and make-to-stock (MTS) are different manufacturing processes. However, MTO has been gaining popularity in the past years. Still,

Navigating The Global Supply Chain Crisis
The pandemic has catalyzed an imbalance of demand and broken shipping networks. This imbalance, in turn, places the global supply

A Year We Won’t Forget
2021 has been a year we won’t forget. Like most companies around the globe, we have been going through an

Dutch manufacturer of sustainable and certified face masks: “Ignorance about face masks is still enormous.”
AMSTERDAM, November 2021 – For a few weeks now, it has been mandatory to wear a face mask in public

A Supplier as an Extension of Your Brand
Today, there is increasing consumer demand for transparency. People want to know where their products are made and under what
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Creating the Supplier Code of Conduct
Check out the latest episode of Unspun. Where our CEO Arjen Laan discusses our approach to partnerships and the shortcomings
Suppliers bore the brunt of the pandemic. Now they’re taking action
Last year’s onslaught of order cancellations and worker layoffs pushed many garment manufacturers to a tipping point. Now, from North
Sierra Brodleit and Arjen Laan: a candid conversation between brand and supplier
This week we are doing something we’ve never done before: talking to a brand, and their supplier, together! Relationships between
Meet factory owner Piet Holten
Do you own a pair of designer glasses? Have you ever thought about who makes the handy little cleaning cloth
The Cambodian textile factory that craves ‘normal’
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Boring is best when it comes to business – or so says Piet
Why it pays to pay more
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Boring is best when it comes to business – or so says Piet