The video below is truly eye opening relative to testing and toxicity quality control for products in made in Asia. US and other western retailers, reacting to public and governmental demands for safe, usable goods, are mandating that their suppliers in Asia meet market safety standards. The reality is that tier 1 vendors have their own sub-vendors, whether of component parts, or raw chemicals. Auditing and controlling the quality of those sub-vendors is often next to impossible.
Melissa Brown of the Association for Responsible and Sustainable Investment in Asia (ASRIA) discusses challenges of the Chinese supply chain and the needs for proactive responses by investors and companies. The auditing and safety aspects of international sourcing puts tremendous pressure on supply chains. This is one reason why more and more companies are considering a return to sourcing in the US or in other markets where quality and toxicity are more controllable.
The video below runs a little long at 15 minutes, but is well worth the time.
(Note: Some corporate proxy servers ban video from youtube.com. If you see white space below...you may be on such a network. Please revisit from home or a connection that does not go through your company VPN.)
Eric
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