The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) has published its 2015-2016 Annual Report.
This publication outlines the association’s successful activities and collaborative efforts focused on advocating an international trade framework that promotes sustainable business practices along global supply chains.
Throughout the year, the association increased its membership from 1,500 to more than 1,800 members in May 2016.
This continued growth shows companies’ commitment towards more sustainable trade and demonstrates their trust in FTA as the key association to prepare their businesses for the challenges of the future.
As part of the association’s major achievements in 2015, FTA met one of its key advocacy objectives in October 2015 when the European Commission announced its long-term trade policy strategy.
Following various lobbying efforts, FTA welcomed the strategy’s strong focus on sustainability, its increased transparency in decision making and its ambitious negotiation programme.
Moreover, during 2015 FTA united its sustainability initiatives - the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) and Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI) – under one unique service, ‘FTA Sustainability’, in order to increase synergies towards a more holistic approach to sustainable supply chain management.
Several key highlights of the association include: