• Welcome to the Footwear Sourcing and Compliance Center!

      This Footwear Sourcing and Compliance Center is a learning and resource hub created by FDRA and ELEVATE with the goal of improving social and environmental compliance in footwear supply chains, as well as providing in-depth data, insights and analysis on global footwear production and material costs. FDRA and ELEVATE have also made available an array of eLearning lessons to facilitate capacity building at the brand, supplier, and factory level. This Center also functions as a distribution hub for various sourcing and compliance-related resources and event information.

    • Don't miss a great panel on sourcing and factory compliance!

    • eLearning: Online Compliance Training

      The Center's eLearning program provides a scalable, standardized and cost effective approach for delivering introductory social and environmental performance training to factories, suppliers and brands. Administrators can also keep tabs on the eLearning progress of their factory groups. What makes our eLearning different? We use animated courses that incorporate local language voiceovers, interactive elements, and graded quizzes. To date, our lessons have been completed more than 100,000 times! Check out the trailer for our new Forced Labor course:

    • Course Library

      Over 12 hours of training content in multiple languages is available for brands/retailers, suppliers and factories.

      Free Account

      Want to try a course? Click below and enter the code 'FDRA' to access our Factory Essentials course.

       

      FDRA Members

      Are you an FDRA member? If yes, your 25 free eLearning accounts and discounted additional enrollments are waiting for you.

      Non-members

      No problem! Get in touch if you'd like to set up a training program for your company, suppliers, or factories.

       

    • Already have an eLearning account? Head over to the learning management system...

    • Resources

      Recognized Responsible Footwear Manufacturer

      Factories that meet and exceed FDRA's code of conduct are nominated for consideration as a designated “Responsible Footwear Factory Manufacturer”. Those chosen will be listed below and are awarded FDRA’s special seal. FDRA members should note these factories are top of their class and will enjoy this recognition for two years.

       

      View the current FDRA Recognized
      Responsible Footwear Manufacturers

       

      See the FAQ sheet in English and Chinese

       

      Nominate your factory:

      Download the nomination form

      Footwear Production

      Code of Conduct

      FDRA has established a common, baseline, code of conduct that will help drive uniformity within the footwear industry and uphold the values and ideals commonly held by FDRA members. FDRA’s Code of Conduct was created with the help and input from the Factory Enhancement and Sourcing Committee, FDRA’s social compliance working group, and the industry as a whole.

       

      Download the full code of conduct in

      English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Spanish

       

      Who's Adopted the Code?

       

      Sign Up Your Company

      US Footwear Imports

      A real-time report tracking global footwear imports by quantity, value, duties paid, and average unit price. Each month, FDRA collects and analyzes footwear imports (including fashion, kids, boots, and athletic shoes) into the U.S. for its members.

       

      View the latest import data

      Footwear Material Costs

      A snapshot on footwear related inputs and components including: cotton, leather, textiles, syntheics, rubber, and oil. Each month, FDRA analyzes global exchanges in order to help companies to better understand and forecast supply chain costs.

       

      View the latest report

      Wage Map

      FDRA and ELEVATE have produced a wage map to provide some labor transparency. Sourcing directors and compliance managers can use the map to identify trends and compare the wage levels in their factories with those of other factories in the same cities.

       

      View the interactive map

      FDRA Working

      Group Portal

      Get Involved! FDRA invites all members to participate in its working groups where FDRA holds quarterly conference calls on hot topics and helps the industry collaborate on issues.

       

      Access the Working Group portal

    • Events

      Networking, Learning and Growing Together

      Footwear Trade Distribution and Customs (FTDC)

      Long Beach, California | Sunday–Tuesday, October 27–29, 2019

      The largest and longest running footwear conference in the USA. This event includes 3 days of in-depth discussion on supply chains from ports and service providers, trade and import compliance, and customs classification issues and sample classifications. If you import shoes, you cannot afford to miss this event.

    • Keep the conversation going...

      Footwear executives and professionals sharing insights and talking about business trends impacting footwear brands and retailers.

      Don't miss new episodes each Monday on this free podcast!

    • Stats & Figures

      2.5 billion

      Pairs imported into the U.S. in 2018

      7.6

      pairs per American imported in 2018

      25 million

      Pairs Produced in the U.S. in 2018

      $2.99 Billion

      duties paid on U.S. footwear imports

      $82.5 billion

      Total U.S. Consumer Spending (YOY)

      333,626

      Footwear jobs in America

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