Uncovering the Apparel Supply Chain - CSDS Crash Course 2015

Apparel industry supply chains are notoriously opaque, making it difficult for brands to track and manage their ecological and social impact and for consumers to make informed choices about the clothing they wear. Teel Lidow, founder of Boerum Apparel, discusses the barriers to transparency in the industry and how his company traces the production of its clothing, from farm to finished garment. Teel Lidow has worked as an international development consultant, non-profit analyst and corporate lawyer. In 2014, Teel founded Boerum Apparel, a for-profit social venture that applies his expertise in corporate social responsibility and supply chain transparency to the social and environmental problems in the apparel industry.