Frances E. Goodwin Email & Phone Number

Oxford, GB

ACT is a groundbreaking agreement between global brands and trade unions to transform the garment, textile and footwear industry and achieve living wages for workers through collective bargaining at industry level, freedom of association and purchasing practices.https://actonlivingwages.com/In September 2019, ACT adopted a joint due diligence framework for.

London, England, GB

Protect the reputation of the brand for the longer term, ensuring the integrity of the global programme.Contribute to on-going development of ET Strategy and the development of global policy on audits and Codes. Provide technical expertise to Primark Cares Strategy - https://www.primark.com/en/primark-cares. Manages critical ET non-compliances with Primark.

• Innovated tools for both compliance and “beyond audit” across all areas of sustainability to enable all members to get to the truth and interpret their supply chain data.Developed of products and services that support.
• Managed partnerships and stakeholder team and ensuring delivery of Sedex strategy.
• Guided data analytics team in building metrics and reporting on responsible sourcing trends.
• Supported other internal business functions on responsible sourcing.
• Represented Sedex on a global stage at events, discussion panels, committees, including UNGC both UK and UN (central) partners.
• Recruited and developed new team to provide scalable responsible sourcing solutions.Achievements

Billund, DK

Set human rights, children's rights and labour rights policy and strategy in the LEGO Group.Drive impact and value return from the UNICEF partnership.Owned the UN Global Compact relationship for LEGO.Communicate and engage stakeholders on the social responsibility agenda to ensure dialogue.Set global strategy and direction for organising and executing the.

GB

In September 2013 the Commission launched a project to examine employment practices in the cleaning sector in England, Scotland and Wales (read our press release) We wanted to understand how employers comply with their equality obligations in the work place and respect human rights. We focused on standardised, non-domestic cleaning in the office, health.

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, GB

Designed strategy and Ethical Trade Programme specifically for goods and services not for resale. Developed and led the approach to new key areas including the recycling of clothes and electronics. Pioneered audit methodology for service and labour providers to enable businesses to get to the truth in their supply chains for some of the most vulnerable.

London, England, GB

Represented Tesco at the SEDEX Associated Auditors Group championing better and simpler ways of working across a wide range of industries from cleaners and agency labour to construction and maintenance suppliers.Currently part of the Blue Sky Group looking at the next 10 years for SEDEX.

Managed both UK and Chinese technical teams introducing management tools and reporting to enable resources to be targeted at producing the most effective and timely results. Responsible for developing the Chinese team in order for them to support our chosen suppliers in both technical and ethical requirements. Ethical Lead for the group, sharing my.

Leicester, Leicestershire, GB

Challenged myself out of my comfort zone of textiles into the world of lighting and electrical products. Enjoyed the responsibility and the technical stretch. Implemented a systematic way of working for the complex world of testing and certification for lighting. Instrumental in setting up electrical testing for the launch of white goods for Next at their.

Mapped supply chain right from finished product all the way down to the cotton fields. Resided in China for 3 months initially to set up standards to achieve required quality and ethical compliance, whilst revising the company sourcing process.Managed teams across northern China and within the UK to work with suppliers in assuring technical.

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, GB

Strategic thinking and planning for the Ethical, Technical and Sourcing aspects of international group buying for all textile products. One of the first Technical Mangers within Tesco to be trained in Ethical Auditing carrying out Ethical and Technical Audits on many factories across India, Pakistan, UK, SE Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Wrote and.

Put a struggling knitting / dyeing and finishing / printing division back on it's feet. Empowered my staff and all those who worked with me in marketing to be the best they could. Redesigned existing equipment so that it could funtion to international standards of quality and efficiency. Trained both laboratory and all production teams to the highest.

Created an manufacturing unit from scratch in Zimbabwe's rural heartland. Trained all my employees and implemented production methods and processes for a world class textile company.Both the company and the processes are still in place today. Very humbled to have had the opportunity to impart my knowledge and experience to a wonderful team who were always.