Doug Cahn

Doug Cahn, President, The Cahn Group, LLC

Doug Cahn is Principal of The Cahn Group and has been a leader in designing and implementing labor standards programs in supply chains for over a decade and a half.
 
Doug developed and managed the Reebok Human Rights Production Standards and its program of implementation, the first such program in the athletic footwear industry. During his 15-year tenure at Reebok, he hired, trained and managed a global team of professional monitors and CSR practitioners. As part of his responsibilities, he developed a code of conduct along with a set of compliance benchmarks to guide their implementation, he acquired knowledge of labor laws in key producing countries, he monitored factories on three continents and then trained professionals to undertake those tasks. He is responsible for numerous best-practice initiatives including creating a child-labor free soccer ball factory in Sialkot, Pakistan, worker participation schemes, including the democratic elections of worker representatives in several China factories, and a variety of training and capacity building programs. He is a regular guest lecturer at forums on labor issues facing global supply chains and has published numerous articles in print and on-line publications on workplace topics. More information about the Reebok human rights production standards and its innovations, see: Reebok. Doug has personally led or participated in training sessions in Turkey, Mexico, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Bangkok, Indonesia, India, the US, France, UK, Spain, Macao, Japan, and Korea.
 
In addition to his work at The Cahn Group, he is President of Clear Voice Hotlinesm Service. He serves as a member of the Board of the Fair Factories Clearinghouse a non-profit initiative of global retail companies, consumer brands and retail trade associations dedicated to creating a system for managing and sharing information about workplace conditions. He is also a member of the Board of Verité, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to humanizing the global workplace.