Champion's agreement to disclose its factories was a major victory, Shoshan said. But he said his group would now push the University to hire an independent monitor to check conditions at overseas factories that manufacture Harvard apparel.
Harvard currently relies on PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consulting and accounting firm. PSLM members have criticized Pricewaterhouse for maintaining business ties with the companies it is supposed to monitor.
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"[Champion's announcement]is very good for the movement, because our actions last year were focused primarily on full disclosure, and that battle we've won," Shoshan said. "Our efforts now will be to focus on independent monitoring."