Articles and other Publications

To view the 2007 report from the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry entitled, "CSR and the World of Sport", and including an essay from FLA President and CEO, Auret Van Heerdan, click here. 

The following keynote speeches by Auret van Heerden and FLA staff at conferences, academic institutions, and high-level events, address the importance of labor rights standards in the global supply chain and the responsibility of industry, civil society organizations, universities, and governnment to ensure such standards are respected and upheld.

• HUMAN RIGHTS AND BRAND ACCOUNTABILITY:
  HOW MULTINATIONALS CAN PROMOTE LABOR RIGHTS
  Auret van Heerden presents at the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on February 8, 2006. To read the testimonies of the other panelists (which includes Marcela Manubens of Phillips-Van Heusen and Mike Posner of Human Rights First), please click here. 

To view other publications prior to 2006, please visit our archive.