Press Releases

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...