25 Oct 2016

Mississauga, ON – Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, will be presenting at WEAR 2016. This conference will take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from November 1-2, 2016.

The global apparel and textile industry is an important one – valued at more than three trillion dollars. This particular industry is best positioned to have a tremendous impact on climate change. WEAR 2016 is Canada’s Sustainable Business Conference for the Apparel & Textile Industry, and on November 1, 2016, Intertek expert Mr. Matt Allen, Vice President of Strategic Development for Health, Environmental & Regulatory Services (HERS) will discuss how to eliminate both hazardous chemicals and social harm from your supply chain during his presentation on Fashion Detox: Cleaning Supply Chains.

Mr. Allen states, “Corporate social responsibility encapsulates both environmental and social issues to provide a measure of ethical and sustainable development that our manufacturing & supply chain clients can leverage to differentiate themselves from their competitors. As a trusted partner in social accountability, Intertek is committed to using our global team of chemical & sustainability experts to help our customers drive their triple bottom line of people, planet and profit.”

Intertek's global reach, breadth and scope of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability expertise can help our customers implement social responsibility programs to similar standards in every market they are in. And our multi-disciplinary teams, including experienced consultants, auditors, accountants, and engineers, will partner with you to provide a program that is truly value-added and tailored to your industrial sector or business.

To set-up a meeting during the show, please contact info.sci-reg@intertek.com.

To learn more about the regulatory and scientific consultancy services offered by our experts and within the larger Intertek organization, please visit: https://www.intertek.com/sustainability/ or contact Mr. Matthew Allen directly at matt.allen@intertek.com.

 

About Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy

Intertek’s Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy delivers expert advice and practical solutions through its global network of subject-matter experts who can optimize your company’s success and minimize risk through their broad expertise and experience. Our experts help our customers to resolve complex scientific and toxicological issues, develop scientific and strategic regulatory and compliance plans, and facilitate timely regulatory global approvals.

 

About Intertek

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 40,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains.

www.intertek.com

“Bringing quality and safety to life”

 

Contacts:

For Media Inquiries:

Heather Wilson
Senior Conference Administrator
Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy
Direct: +1 905 542 2900
Email: heather.wilson@intertek.com

For Market Inquiries:

Matt Allen, M.Eng., P.Eng.
Vice President of Strategic Development
Health, Environmental & Regulatory Services
Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy
Tel.: +1-905-542-2900
Email: matt.allen@intertek.com