Press Releases

March 20, 2023

GoodWeave launches new Cobalt Fund and GoodStone™ initiative to end child and worker exploitation in Congolese artisanal mining sector

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2023 – GoodWeave International, a leading nonprofit or...

February 2, 2023

ASOS and GoodWeave launch partnership to address labour rights in fashion supply chains

LONDON, 2 February 2023 – ASOS, the global online fashion destination, and GoodWeave International, a non-profit organi...

October 31, 2022

GoodWeave expands in Dutch market to fight child labor in rug sector

Focus on child labor due to new legislation and increasing demand for responsible products  

October 19, 2022

GoodWeave strengthens governance by bolstering Board of Directors and Standards Committee with new members

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2022 – GoodWeave International, a nonprofit organization working to end child, for...

August 10, 2022

GoodWeave certification label builds partnerships in rug and home textile sector to eradicate child, forced and bonded labour in supply chains

GoodWeave to exhibit at Decorex International 2022, Stand A158  

May 10, 2022

Nina Smith, founding CEO of GoodWeave International, named to JWFNY Collective

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 – Nina Smith, founding CEO of GoodWeave International, was recently named one of ten Jewish women social entr...

June 28, 2021

New GoodWeave five-part series shares best practices for eliminating child labor in supply chains

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2021 – GoodWeave International has released its “Best Practice Series to Eliminate Child Labor...

June 9, 2021

New GoodWeave short film shines spotlight on child labor in hidden apparel supply chains

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2021 – In honor of World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, 2021 and International Year for the Elimin...

May 5, 2021

New licensees further expand global reach of GoodWeave certified rug and home textile products

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 – Over the past year, GoodWeave International has officially licensed seven new companies fro...

March 1, 2021

GoodWeave International CEO Nina Smith receives Tufts University Alumni Award for Active Citizenship and Public Service

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2021 – Nina Smith, the founding CEO of GoodWeave International, was rece...

November 30, 2020

Rapid research confirms COVID-19 crisis creates extreme hardship for informal workers and families in South Asia

Findings indicate expected uptick in child and worker exploitation

October 13, 2020

New collections from industry leader, Loloi Rugs, now GoodWeave certified

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2020 – Loloi Rugs, a design leader and GoodWeave licensee, has released its fall rug collections carrying the GoodWeav...