About us
ICS now includes 70 active multinational members!
ICS is an international sectoral initiative with the aim of enhancing working conditions and promoting environmental sustainability along the global supply chains of its member retailers and brands.
ICS is composed of 70 multinational retailers and brands in the sectors of textile, retail, footwear, electronics and furniture.
ICS members collaborate with common tools, to mutualize audits, contributing to the reduction of the ‘audit fatigue’ and share knowledge and best practices.
Shared
Database
ICS members share thousands of factories and audits on the ICS database. ICS members only have access to the production sites they work with to ensure confidentiality.
Handbook
for factories
The Handbook for factories is part of the ICS recent development of supporting tools and guidance for its members’ supplying factories and partners with the aim to sustainably enhance compliance.
Corrective action
plan online
This feature allows audited factories and related actors to upload documents on identified non-compliances after the audit (e.g. renewed permit, non-discrimination policy etc.) on the ICS database.
News
We are delighted to share with you the 2022 ICS’s members achievements regarding human and environmental rights in their supply…
We’re pleased to announce that Leather Working group has recognised ICS as meeting the requirements for social schemes accepted as…
On the 23 February 2022, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence….