As per the annual report of the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT). the percentage of participating companies that meet the agreement’s requirements have increased from 63 to 80 percent. The production chains of participating companies are becoming increasingly transparent: the data of almost 6,000 unique production locations are now made public. The share of more sustainable raw materials increased from 28 to 38 percent. Several public calls for enhanced cooperation in the supply chain were made by the Agreement during the corona crisis.

The assessment of the AGT companies shows that 80 percent comply with the AGT-requirements regarding international Responsible Business Conduct (RBC), 7 percent almost comply and 13 percent does not comply. This is an improvement compared to 2019, in which 63 percent of companies met the obligations, 19 percent almost and 18 percent did not.

In 2020, the assessment interviews focused in particular on whether AGT companies complied with the principles drawn up regarding purchasing practices during the corona crisis. As time progressed, it turned out that a very large proportion of the companies acted in accordance with the principles. Companies have been repeatedly questioned and addressed by parties and the AGT secretariat about their actions during the corona pandemic. Companies that did not (fully) act in accordance with the corona guidelines received a lower score on the purchasing practice component and a negative remark in their annual assessment.