The forum is a leading international event on due diligence in the garment and footwear sector where governments, businesses, trade unions, civil society, international organisations and academia come together to discuss key and emerging labour, human rights, integrity and environmental issues facing the sector and how to address them.

In 2025, the event welcomed more than 700 in-person participants plus 1200 attendees joining online, showcasing a wide range of voices with speakers from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, the European Union, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Türkiye, the United States, and Viet Nam.

Join Harsh Saini, Cascale’s interim CEO at the “Workshop on upstream due diligence: Moving beyond direct business relationships” on February 12, 2026 from 4:15 PM – 5:45 PM.

Companies in the sector understand the risks of only focusing their due diligence on their direct business relationships. However, many are unsure of how to deploy risk-based, scalable due diligence efforts in their upstream supply chains.

This workshop will begin by exploring tangible examples of companies, including both brands and manufacturers, that have been able to make progress on upstream due diligence. Participants will be invited to brainstorm on common barriers to conduct due diligence further upstream and how to overcome them.