An evaluation of the Dutch AGT has found that despite significant steps being taken toward sustainability, achieving substantial improvements in the garment and textile supply chain will require time and effort beyond the agreement period.
The independent final evaluation was carried out by KIT Royal Tropical Institute. KIT concludes that the AGT has set up an important multi-stakeholder structure that facilitates a collective approach to complex issues in the supply chain. It added that companies have progressed “considerably in their due diligence implementation” as a result of the AGT’s e-tool.
This has led to changes in behaviour by companies, including closer supplier relationships and changes in purchasing practices by nearly half of the AGT signatories. Companies have also made action plans to address concrete risks identified.
