Primark on barriers to promotion and progression . For example , in three of our sourcing markets , we are giving workers the chance to attend training on wages and payslips and increase their financial literacy .
“ Women account for the majority of our global supplier factory workforce ; this number is estimated at around 320,000 . Our goal is to strengthen the position of women in the garment industry through skills development and addressing barriers to progression by 2030 . We are also a founding member of Action , Collaboration , Transformation ( ACT ); a ground-breaking agreement between trade unions , global brands and retailers who are working to transform the garment , textile and footwear industry and achieve living wages for workers ,” he states .
Mark goes on to explain how the organization is planning to deliver some of these goals . “ We will measure the percentage of waste diverted from landfill . Lots of different
categories across the business have embraced this drive , swapping out plastic for cardboard or in some cases removing the packaging all together and using table displays instead of hanging . Something as simple as taking the plastic hooks out of our socks and tights packaging has removed 16 tonnes of singleuse plastic and we have also redesigned the packaging for our bras , accessories and headphones using the same approach . As a result , the packaging is now fully recyclable using FSC backing card . The redesign will remove approximately 38.3 tonnes of non-recyclable PVC clam
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