Part 1: How YESS Helps Brands Navigate the Upcoming EU Forced Labour Regulation
The EU Forced Labour Regulation marks a major step forward in global efforts to eliminate forced labour. YESS provides a credible, practical, and internationally aligned roadmap for brands and mills to manage forced-labour risk with confidence, helping companies prepare now to avoid future disruptions, and uphold ethical sourcing commitments that go beyond regulatory minimums. Keep an eye out for part two of this blog series, which will illustrate how brands and mills can leverage YESS to maximize efficiency and impact in the middle of the supply chain.
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RSN Welcomes New Board Members and Celebrates International Human Rights Day
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.
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We quadrupled mill membership in one year, YESS is now 35 mills strong!
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.
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RSN’s Holiday Newsletter & Celebrating International Human Rights Day
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.
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RSN Announces the First Cohort of YESS Members to Implement Due Diligence in the Middle of the Supply Chain
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.
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How YESS Helps Brands Meet Evolving Regulatory Requirements to Implement Due Diligence in Their Cotton Value Chains
The CSDDD sets rigorous criteria for companies to conduct due diligence across their entire value chains. Businesses must actively manage human rights and environmental risks, including forced labor. The following key requirements under the CSDDD are directly addressed by YESS, ensuring due diligence conformance and responsible sourcing in the middle tiers of the value chain.
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YESS Participating Mills List Live, Sumerra Partnership Will Enable YESS to Scale
YESS has just published a publicly-available list of yarn and fabric suppliers that are participating in its due diligence initiative. RSN has ambitious plans to grow the list of YESS Participating Mills globally. To accomplish this, RSN has partnered with audit management company Sumerra.
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Season's Greetings from YESS and Responsible Sourcing Network
As we approach the end of 2023, we want to take a moment to reflect on the journey we have been on together over the past year and provide a quick update on what we have in store in 2024.
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