Product Safety Doesn’t Start at Final Testing
Most compliance failures begin long before finished product testing. Learn why leading brands are shifting upstream to reduce risk earlier in the process.
Marci Yamasaki from Texbase talks with Ruth Kelly from Weft X Warp. Ruth Kelly is an accomplished Materials Expert, Entrepreneur and Thought Leader with more than 29 years of success across sports brands, manufacturing, global supply chain, and higher education.
Prior to founding her own Fabric Consultancy - Weft x Warp, Ruth led the Women's Fabric Development Team at lululemon.
A true global fabric expert, Ruth has worked in Raw Materials Teams for apparel manufacturers in the UK, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. Experience over multiple products and fabric types, has provided her with an international network of connections, and practical in-depth knowledge of fabric development, sourcing, validation and production processes.
Most compliance failures begin long before finished product testing. Learn why leading brands are shifting upstream to reduce risk earlier in the process.
Modern compliance programs depend on connected, structured data. As regulations expand, reactive systems are becoming harder to sustain.
Deepak Jadhav of New Balance and Joe Walkuski of Texbase discuss how structured, proactive data management helps to prevent compliance failures.