UL-STR thought leaders frequently quoted on supply chain best practices and quality assurance
March 6, 2012
Who Makes Your Widgets? Lessons From Apple's PR Nightmare
Workforce.com
Rachelle Jackson, Senior Director of Sustainability Practices at UL Responsible Sourcing, recommends what to look for to avoid negative brand impact.
http://www.workforce.com/article/20120306/NEWS02/120309973/-who-makes-your-widgets-lessons-from-apples-pr-nightmare
January 9, 2012
AFHA Releases Responsible Sourcing Manual
In conjunction with UL Responsible Sourcing, The American Home Furnishings Alliance has released the “Responsible Sourcing Manual,” a guide to help home furnishings companies establish comprehensive corporate social responsibility programs.
http://www.hfbusiness.com/article/guide-helps-home-furnishings-cos-set-social-responsibility-programs/1
December 22, 2011
Fine Tune Your Compliance
Food Quality Magazine, December/January 2012
Arthur Rumpf, Technical Manager of Food Programs at UL-STR, discusses efficient time management as a vital component to effective auditing and validation.
http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/1395227/Fine_Tune_Your_Compliance.html
November 16, 2011
Not All Toys Are Created Equally Safe
UL-STR’s Sue DeRagon and UL’s John Drengenberg provide toy safety tips to keep in mind when shopping for children during the holiday season.
http://www.strquality.com/en-us/landing/Documents/Not-All-Toys-Are-Created-Equally-Safe.pdf
August 8, 2011
Complying with The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act - Compliance & Ethics Professional, August 2011
Susanne Gebauer, Senior Researcher for STR Responsible Sourcing discusses the steps companies should take to prepare for public disclosure of best practices to eradicate slavery and human trafficking within their supply chain, as mandated by the Act.
http://www.strquality.com/en-us/aboutus/resources/Brochures/California-Transparency-Compliance.pdf
July 15, 2011
Sources of Misery, by Sarah Johnson
Rachelle Jackson, STR Responsible Sourcing's Senior Director, Sustainability Practices, is quoted on conflict minerals and traceability in CFO Magazine.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14586443/1/c_14586879?f=magazine_alsoinside/
June/July 2011
Beyond Just Testing - Food Quality Magazine
Arthur Rumpf, Technical Manager, Food Programs discusses third-party outsourcing of critical tasks as a means for food manufacturers and retailers to ramp up food safety and quality management systems during difficult economic times, while managing more stringent food safety regulations and additional compliance requirements.
http://www.foodquality.com/
June 6, 2011
Boards: Know Your Conflict Minerals, by Josh Martin
Rachelle Jackson, STR Responsible Sourcing's Director, Research and Development, was quoted on the corporate social responsibility of conflict minerals in Agenda, a Financial Times Service. http://www.agendaweek.com/c/203752/25752/boards_know_your_conflict_minerals?referrer_module=emailForwarded&module_order=0 (You’ll need to create a temporary login on Agenda if you don’t already have one)
April 2011
Don't Fear the Private Label - Vitamin Retailer Magazine
Scott MacLennan, Director of Store Brands at STR, was recently interviewed by Vitamin Retailer Magazine as part of an expert panel on store brands. The article discusses how retailers, no matter how small, can take advantage of and see strong sales from the private label phenomenon.
http://www.vitaminretailer.com/
November 2010
STR's Store Brand QA Testing Featured in Exclusive Brands
Scott MacLennan, Director of Store Brands at STR, discusses QA testing and the growth of private label in the Special 10th Anniversary Issue of Exclusive Brands magazine.
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a1e5da3c#/a1e5da3c/20
November 2010
How to Grow Your Private Label: Target Case Study
STR's Scott MacLennan provided comments on Target's formula for private label success in the cover story of PL Buyer. Scroll to page 46.
http://digital.bnpmedia.com/publication/?i=51350
November 8, 2010
Customer Needs Are Top Priority
In the November 8, 2010 issue of Chain Drug Review, STR's Scott MacLennan explains how retailers are expanding their store brands by meeting customers' unfulfilled needs and focusing on product quality.
http://www.strquality.com/monitor/Scott_MacLennan_Article_CDR_11-8-10.pdf
October 2010
Store Brands Play a Role in Social Responsibility
Rachelle Jackson, STR Responsible Sourcing's Director, Research and Development, is quoted in Progressive Grocer Store Brand's cover story on corporate social responsibility (CSR).
http://www.pgstorebrands.com/article-store_brands_with_a_conscience-1251.html
September 2010
PL Innovators: Benchmarking PL Products That Go Beyond National Brand Standards
Scott MacLennan, Director of Store Brands, STR Quality Assurance, NA discusses how store brands are moving away from just a "me too" mentality to being true innovators. He also speaks to how consumer testing can help drive and validate this innovation.
http://privatelabelmag.com/issues/pl-sept-2010/qa-advice.cfm
April 2, 2010
STR's Scott MacLennan quoted in CPGmatters article: “Where Do Store Brands Go from Here?”
http://www.cpgmatters.com/PrivateLabel0410.html
February 1, 2010
Component Testing Pitfalls
STR's Sue DeRagon recently authored an article for Playthings.com which discusses the CPSC's adoption of an interim enforcement policy allowing component part testing.
http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6717290.html&
December 7, 2009
Chain Drug Review: STR helps retailers build store brands
Scott MacLennan, Director of Store Brands at STR, is profiled in a story about how robust testing programs can help retailers improve their store brands to meet consumer expectations.
http://www.strquality.com/en-us/newsevents/str-in-the-media/Pages/chain-drug-review-str-helps-retailers-build-store-brands.aspx
December 4, 2009
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: Five Steps You Need to Take Before February 2010 (By Sue DeRagon for Promotional Products Business Magazine, December 2009)
http://www.ppbmag.com/Article.aspx?id=5016
November / December 2009
Retailers Use Robust Testing to Grow Private Brands
STR's Eugene Damon, Senior Vice President of STR, discusses the role of robust quality assurance testing in helping retailers expand their private brands, build customer satisfaction, and grow market share.
http://www.privatelabelmag.com/issues/pl-nov-2009/qulity-assurnace.cfm
November 17, 2009
Avoid Audit Pitfalls
In the November 2009 issue of Food Quality, Art Rumpf, Senior Technical Consultant at STR, writes about how to improve food plant audit systems.
http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/807373/Avoid_Auditing_Pitfalls.html
November 2009
Private Label: Past, Present and Future
STR's Eugene Damon, a Senior Vice President with over 40 years of experience, recently shared his insights on the private label industry with Exclusive Brands.
http://www.pl-eb.com/pleb002.htm
November 3, 2009
STR Shares Auditing Insights with QA Magazine
http://www.qualityassurancemag.com/Article.aspx?article_id=101247
October 29, 2009
STR's Roy Lamothe and Scott Maclennan quoted in Store Brands Decisions article: "Food Safety: A Store Brand Equity Investment"
http://www.storebrandsdecisions.com/news/2009/10/29/food-safety-a-store-brand-equity-investment
October, 2009
STR-Registrar LLC Accredited by ANSI under the new Toy Industry Association (TIA) Toy Safety Certification Program
http://www.strquality.com/EN-US/NEWSEVENTS/STR-IN-THE-MEDIA/Pages/ansi-accredits-first-five-certification-bodies-under-toy-safety-certification-program.aspx
September, 2009
STR's Gerald Kelly writes on Foodquality.com: "Trace to Keep Safe - Tracking ingredients can diminish the scope of a recall or prevent one altogether"
http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/807851/Trace_to_Keep_Safe.html
April, 2009
STR's Arthur Rumpf quoted in QSR Magazine article: "Cut Costs, Keep Quality"
http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/features/127/cutting_costs-1.phtml?microsite=bytopic_entrees
April 1, 2009
STR's Sue DeRagon discusses a reasonable testing program for lead testing in the April edition of Playthings Magazine
http://www.strquality.com/en-us/resources/articles/Pages/sue-deragon-lead-testing-in-toys.aspx
March 31, 2009
The recent pistachio recall has once again raised consumer concerns over food safety. STR's Jerry Kelly spoke to ABC News on how quality assurance can help.
http://www.strquality.com/en-us/resources/articles/Pages/pistachio-recall.aspx
February 10, 2009
STR Mexico and STR Indonesia Awarded Provisional Approval for Starbucks C.A.F.E. Practices Program
http://www.strquality.com/en-us/resources/articles/Pages/STRStarbucksCAFE.aspx
"Relief for Toy Industry only Temporary"
Quote by Susan DeRagon
Global Sources - Baby & Children's Products
February 2009
"Global Sourcing"
by Thomas Harney
Private Label Magazine
January /February 2009
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