ICTI CARE Foundation
Biennial Report 2008/9
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Welcome to the ICTI CARE Process
Welcome to the ICTI CARE Process (ICP) website, the toy industry’s ethical manufacturing program aimed at ensuring safe and humane workplace environments for toy factory workers worldwide. To achieve these goals, we provide education, training and a single, fair, thorough and consistent monitoring program for toy factories. Our initial focus is on China, Hong Kong and Macau, where approximately 80% of the world's toys are manufactured. The program will be expanded, over time, to additional countries where toys are made.
News
President’s Message
Our newsletter has a new look. But the real change is in the approach, not the appearance. While we've refined the design, we've also expanded the content to include a Members’ Corner so that our stakeholders can contribute information about their own ethical manufacturing activities, ideas and experiences. With this added feature, we are pleased to offer you a new forum to communicate directly about the ICTI CARE Process. Please submit short articles and photos to christian.ewert@icti-care.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Christian Ewert,
President and CEO
Joint Declaration on Audit Integrity Issues Signed
The ICTI CARE Foundation and several Chinese toy industry organizations recently signed a “Joint Declaration on Integrity Issues in Toy Industry Audits”. In light of reported attempts to influence social audit results, signatories set out to reinforce their previously held position of zero tolerance and to promote further factory understanding of the objectives and operations of the toy industry auditing program. Read more...
Enablon to Build New IT Database System
The ICTI CARE Foundation Asia Ltd. has approved the purchase of a new IT database system from ENABLON SA of France. The new system will not only optimize internal ICTI CARE Process processes with new data mining features, the brands and retailers will also be able to use the system to access their suppliers and learn about the factory’s status in greater detail. VP of Operations, Ian Anderson, noted that, “We are very excited about the new IT system which will help us to better identify the challenges in implementing our program and to meet the specific education and training needs of the factories”. The system is expected to go live after Chinese New Year 2011.
Chinese Material Increases Website Traffic 50%
During the second quarter of 2010, the ICFAL team translated relevant ICTI CARE Process (ICP) policy, application and declaration documents into Chinese which are now posted on two new sections on the ICP website---one for Chinese factory managers and one for the workers. During this time, the website saw a 50% increase over the first quarter of 2010 reflecting the Chinese audience’s strong interest to receive more information about the ICTI CARE Process program and its requirements. Click here to view the Chinese factory manager and factory worker information.
ICP Presentation at GTZ and MSAS Conference
Market Supervision and Administration Shenzhen (MSAS) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbet (GTZ) invited Christian Ewert to present at their jointly organized June 30th conference on toy safety and quality. This event afforded an excellent opportunity to update 300 Chinese toy manufacturers on recent ICTI CARE Process (ICP) developments such as the new Continuous Improvement Process, ICP education and training activities and remaining projects for 2010 including: the new RFP for audit firms, revisions to the current ICP checklist and implementation of the new IT database system.
Members’ Corner: Article by Daniel Aboaf, Federation Française Des Industries Jouet-Puériculture (FJP)
Like other national associations, we were honored to invite Christian Ewert to our FJP AGM in June in Paris to present an update and outlook for 2010. It was a great opportunity to meet all our members (French manufacturers) and to explain clearly what the ICTI CARE PROCESS is, and why so many companies support this program. He presented figures regarding factory monitoring (number of registered factories, seal of compliance, audits conducted) and gave additional information on the ICTI CARE Process Education and Training Program. Read more...
Upcoming Events
September 29-30: Suisse Toy (Switzerland)
September 30: International Toy Fair (Czech Republic)
On this website you can access a broad array of information about the ICTI CARE Process, how it works and how to join in. You can also learn which toy brands are currently committed to the ICTI CARE Process and which toy factories have successfully passed through our program and have received the ICTI CARE Process Seal of Compliance.
Factories Registered in the ICTI CARE Process:
(representing approximately 1.7 million workers)
2228
Factories with an ICTI Seal of Compliance:
1076
Companies committed to Date Certain:
733
Countries represented (22 national toy associations, plus 9 other countries):
The International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) is the industry association for the worldwide toy industry. Its membership includes national toy associations from twenty countries, each of which has its own membership made up of toy brands operating in its own geography. View the list of ICTI member associations.
ICTI and its member associations are committed to the promotion of toy safety standards, to the reduction or elimination of barriers to trade and to the advancement of social responsibility in the industry with programs to address environmental concerns, fair and lawful employment practices and workplace safety.
