YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced - Q2 Update Webinar 15 June 2021
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YESS: Yarn Ethically &
Sustainably Sourced
Q2 Update Webinar
15 June 2021
http://www.sourcingnetwork.org/yess
Today’s Agenda
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1. High-level overview of YESS
2. Pilot Update
3. YESS Portal
4. IWG Update
5. Additional Update: STREAMS Project
6. Q & A
High-level Overview of YESS
Patricia Jurewicz
Founder and CEO
Responsible Sourcing
Network
YESS Mission
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To create an industry-wide due diligence program for yarn
spinning mills and textile mills to identify and address cotton
produced with forced labor in their supply chains.
YESS Due Diligence and Management Systems
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OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible
Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector
Embed
responsible Cease, Provide for or
Identify
business prevent, or Communicate cooperate in
potential and Track
conduct in mitigate harm activities and remediation
actual harm in performance
policy and in supply progress when
supply chains
management chains appropriate
system
YESS Focuses on Supply Chain Control Points
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Raw Materials
Upstream
Farm / Gin
Spinner Two points of mixing of
Textile Mill global sources
Manuf. / Retail
Downstream
Finished Products
YESS As A Gatekeeper 7
RSN Identified High-Risk Countries
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High-risk countries have significant evidence of forced labor in their cotton production*
Benin Burkina Faso China India Kazakhstan
Pakistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
It is the mill’s responsibility to identify high-risk origins. YESS’s
indicative and non-exhaustive list should be considered.
* Sources: Cotton Campaign, Environmental Justice Foundation, ILO Country Reports/Observations/Application
of Standards, International Organization for Migration, International Research on Working Children, U.S. DOL List
of Goods, Uzbek German Forum, Verité Country Atlas, World Action Vision, and various media companies.
sourcingnetwork.org/yess-methodology
YESS Scope
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What YESS Does What YESS Does Not Do
• Provide capacity building and • Look at all human rights issues in
support to implement a risk-based cotton fields
due diligence approach • Identify and address labor conditions
• Focus on management systems and inside a cotton processing facility
material control systems (ginning, spinning, weaving, or
• Apply a production loss calculation of knitting)
all cotton inputs within the facility • Create a check-the-box audit or a
• Annually assess if spinners and mills code of conduct
are conformant with the YESS • Certify product or facility
Standard
YESS 2021 Q2 Participation
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Participant Statistics
2 Audit 16 100+
5 Pilot 9 Pilot
Firms in Ambassador Training
Sponsors Facilities
Training Sponsors AttendeesYESS Pilot Project Update
Liz Muller
Principal
liz muller & partners
Due Diligence ConsultantPilot Update: Live Webinar Trainings
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q 10 webinars – 5 for spinners, 5 for textile mills – will be completed
by June 24th
q Average of 96 attendees per module
q Webinar recording, slides, and link to knowledge quizzes posted in
the YESS Portal
q Resources (checklists, templates, etc.) only being shared with the
Pilot Team at this point
q ~25 resources per facility type to develop a step-by-step approachPilot Update: Pilot Facilities
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9 facilities in 4 countries
2 facilities located in a determined “high-risk” country of origin
2 facilities located in countries that import cotton
One home textile facility, others are apparel manufacturers
3 spinners, 6 textile mills, 8 part of vertical facilities, 2 process
recycled inputsPilot Update: Timeline
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Public
Pilot Project Consultation
Draft YESS Remote of YESS
Standard for Assessment Standard for
Textile Mills and Support Textile Mills
Completed July – Aug 2021 Q1 2022
Remote Onsite Pilot Rollout YESS
Training of Assessments to Spinners
Brands, / Auditor and Mills
Mills, Training Q2 2022
Auditors Sept – Dec 2021 (Pending
In Progress Funding)YESS Portal
Jamie Fortin
Senior Program Associate
Responsible Sourcing
NetworkYESS Portal
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q Available to YESS Sponsors, their Suppliers,
Facility Pilot Participants, and Auditors-in-
training
q Ambassador sponsorship is still available,
email info@sourcingnetwork.org
q YESS Portal:
https://www.sourcingnetwork.org/yess-portal
q YESS Portal Registration Link:
https://www.sourcingnetwork.org/yess-
portal-registerYESS Portal: Register
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Important: Please ensure that facilities fill
in the name of the brand that shared the
link in the “Referred by” box. Only
facilities referred by a YESS Sponsor will
be approved for access.
YESS Portal Registration Link: https://www.sourcingnetwork.org/yess-portal-registerYESS Implementation Working Group
Patricia Jurewicz
Founder and CEO
Responsible Sourcing
NetworkImplementation Working Group (IWG): Goals
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Design an industry-wide Build support from
program to empower and stakeholders to achieve a
Create a due diligence
ensure spinners and mills harmonized approach to
system that is sustainable,
eliminate cotton produced spinner engagement,
scalable, and efficient.
with forced labor from assessment, and
their value chains. verification.IWG: Subgroups
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Low-risk Forced Labor • “Low-risk” determination in a “high-risk” country
Determination / Farm-level
• Development of methodology for “low-risk” cotton production rating
Initiatives
Scaling Facility Assessments / • Management and expansion of approved auditors
Approved Auditors • Driving consistent and high-quality assessments
Continuous Improvement • Training (remote and in-person), risk-readiness screen, on-boarding,
Expectations and Continuum tools and resources, technical advice, on-site assessments
Governance / MSI Collaboration • Leadership, coordination, efficiencies, transparency
/ Financial Sustainability • Revenue structure, foundational support, scaling
Technology / Data / • Data back-end, data access, e-learning, coordination with tech tools /
Infrastructure production management
Space is limited. Please email info@sourcingnetwork.org if a representative from your sponsoring brand would like to join.YESS IWG: Facilitator
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David Uricoli
Principal
Uricoli ConsultingTimeline of the YESS Implementation Working Group (IWG)
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July 15 - September –
June - July November December 7,
August 31, October 31,
15, 2021 2021 2021
2021 2021
• Project Plan • Sub-groups begin • First Survey results • Final Sub-group • Final IWG Group
Distribution • Program feedback • 1st program meetings Call
• IWG participants • First Survey starts recommendations • Work Product • Final Program
confirmed • Progress Report Review Recommendations
• 1st meeting • Second Survey • Second survey
planned starts resultsAdditional Update: STREAMS Project
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Led by Verité
Over next 4 years
Focus: India
Other Participants:
Funded by DOL/ILAB - BCI
Cooperative agreement - Phylagen
# IL-35805-20-75-K - Sourcemap
- RCS GlobalQuestions?
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Patricia Jurewicz David Uricoli
Patricia@sourcingnetwork.org David@uricoliconsulting.com
sourcingnetwork.org uricoliconsulting.com
Liz Muller Jamie Fortin
Liz@lizmuller.com info@sourcingnetwork.org
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