This event is organized by the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management.

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh 2013 cost the lives of more than 1,000 garment workers and drew attention to the inhumane conditions under which our clothes are produced. The Rana Plaza workers made clothes for global brands such as Primark, Zara, and Benetton. What have we learned from Rana Plaza and other scandals related to labor rights violations in global supply chains? What advancements have been made so far? What works and what does not? Ten years after the most devastating textile accident in history, this lecture examines how sustainable our global supply chains really are and provides an overview of recent developments such as mandatory supply chain diligence.

Lecture:
Miriam Wilhelm, full Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, WU Vienna

Moderated by:
Gerald Reiner, Full Professor, Head of the Institute for Production Management, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, WU Vienna