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COTTON
RSN has created the initiative YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced to drive slavery out of cotton production by eliminating the market for cotton produced with forced labor, and increasing the use of ethical and sustainable cotton.
MINERALS
Mining the Disclosures is a yearly evaluation of companies’ activities to address conflict minerals, including risk management, human rights impact, and reporting quality.
ANTI-SLAVERY
Government agencies and international institutions, such as the ILO, have developed various tools and documents to assist companies, investors, and other stakeholders to identify and address all forms of modern slavery related to the manufacturing of goods. Below are just a few of the resources that we find valuable.
Recent Blog Posts
From quadrupling our Participating Mill List, launching new e-learning tools, to greeting new Board Members Peter Burrows, Cara Chacon, and Karen Korponai, 2025 has been full of progress and momentum toward ethical, transparent cotton supply chains.
RSN’s YESS initiative has quadrupled in size, we are now 35 mills strong!
“This is more than just growth—it’s momentum,” said Patricia Jurewicz, RSN CEO & YESS creator. Mills are stepping up to embrace due diligence, transparency, and human rights in the heart of value chains. From 8 to 35 in a year—together, we’re proving that transformation at scale is possible.
On this International Human Rights Day, we want to celebrate the leap forward to protect human rights with the passing of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Having mandatory human rights due diligence required of companies and throughout their value chains is a huge accomplishment, and we look forward to seeing the positive impact in sourcing countries.
Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) is excited to announce the launch of its first cohort of multi-stakeholder members for YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced. The first cohort of brand members includes industry leaders such as adidas, Fanatics Apparel, INDITEX, The Walt Disney Company, and Walmart Inc.