AAFA Weekly Brief
December 27, 2016
AAFA News
Happy Holidays
As 2016 comes to a close, the AAFA team wishes all of our readers a safe and happy holiday season. We thank all AAFA members and our dedicated sponsors who supported us in 2016!

In case you missed it, here is a sampling of AAFA in the news this year. AAFA was featured and provided expert commentary in the news across the areas of brand protection, supply chain, and trade throughout 2016:
Below is a snapshot of useful AAFA reports, tools, and resources for AAFA members:
  • The International Apparel & Footwear Labeling Matrix: New in 2016, this resource provides a general overview of the mandatory labeling requirements for adult apparel and footwear in 37 countries.
  • ApparelStats and ShoeStats 2016: The only comprehensive and authoritative statistics for U.S. apparel and footwear industry, the reports provide consistent detailed updates related to production, imports, exports, consumption, employment, trade by price line, and consumer expenditures. Both current and cumulative data is provided.
  • Quarterly Market Monitor reports: With data by NPD Group, these reports provide AAFA members with critical insights around sales of apparel and footwear products in the U.S. market.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Benchmarking Survey Report: In 2016, AAFA conducted its second industry-wide CSR benchmarking survey. This summary report from July provides member companies with a barometer of how their CSR programs compare to the rest of the apparel/footwear/retail industry.
The 17th Edition of AAFA’s Restricted Substances List (RSL) is available to the full industry. The list covers chemicals and other substances whose presence in a product is restricted through a government regulation or law and identifies the most restrictive iteration of that regulation worldwide.

For questions about any of these tools or other membership questions, contact Membership@aafaglobal.org.
 
2016 was one busy year and 2017 is shaping up to be even more eventful. We look forward to supporting you in 2017!
 
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AAFA Events
January & February

Jan. 12 A Conversation with AAFA Board Leadership
Jan. 24 What’s on Your Customers’ Shelf? The Latest on Compliance and Restricted Chemicals

Feb. 8 Environmental Committee Meeting
Feb. 9 Social Responsibility Meeting
Feb. 28 Executive Committee & Board of Directors Meeting

Be sure to register today for AAFA's Executive Summit: March 1-3, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Rooms at The Watergate Hotel are filling up!

Visit our events calendar for all AAFA webinars and industry events.

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