QIMA Media Center

QIMA Acquires Leading Cybersecurity Testing Lab CCLab

Global TIC leader, QIMA, acquires European-based CCLab, expanding cybersecurity offering

QIMA Expands Consumer Products Testing Capabilities with New Facility in India

The State-of-the-Art Lab Offers Flexibility for Textiles, Toys and Chemicals Industries

Sourcing Journal

QIMA Data Suggests Fashion Can’t Seem to Quit China

Sourcing Journal

Address ‘Root Causes,’ Leverage Data to Improve Quality, Says QIMA Exec.

Why AI Is Not Your Enemy

NewAge

China may regain, Bangladesh lose RMG export orders: study

Supply & Demand Chain Executive

ESG Reporting Laws and Growing Public Awareness: Understanding Why

Supply Chain Management Review

QIMA discusses brands, compliance and the impact of influencers for SCMR

Reuters Events

Rewiring Electronics and Technology Supply Chains for a Resilient Future

Textile World

The Case For rPET Testing: A Call For Authenticity And Sustainability

Quality Digest

Five benefits of supply chain quality control software

VOX Germany

QIMA Hamburg Lab on VOX Germany

PPAI Media

PFAS: The Chemical Dilemma

Aljazeera

Ten years of Rana Plaza: How safe is Bangladesh garment industry?

TF1

Check out this segment TV segment on TF1, France's largest network, where we explain how our work ensures that Christmas toys safe for children. (in French)

Les Echos

(in French) Sebastien Breteau, QIMA's CEO, shares with Les Echos on the latest Covid-19 developments in China supply chains.

Sourcing Journal

How the Right Data Can Cut Product Defects in Half

Sourcing Journal

Under Armour Exec Explains Upsides of Digital Color Tech

CEOWORLD Magazine

CEOs must prioritize supply chain swings in 2022 and beyond

BFM Business

On BFM TV (in French), Mathieu Labasse, QIMA France Director, shares how China navigates latest supply chain disruptions.

Triple Pundit

How the Pandemic Set Back Progress Toward Ethical Working Conditions

Time

Why is everything more expensive right now? Featuring comments from QIMA CEO, Sebastien Breteau.

LSA

Quality control postponements in Asia explode (article in French)

Dhaka Tribune

‘Apparel industry needs to focus on ethical, sustainable labour practices’

BFM Business

QIMA France director, Mathieu Labasse, discusses the state of production in China in the Chine Éco program presented by Erwan Morice (in French).

Anadolu Ajansi

Global supply chain bottlenecks may continue until 2023: QIMA CEO

USA Today

Biden says running LA ports 24/7 will help save Christmas shopping. It's not that simple, experts warn.

LSA

Christmas: how to escape disruptions? (article in French)

Reuters

Retailers lose love for Asia: Snarled supply chains force manufacturing exodus to Balkans, LatAm

New Age

RMG sector to see export order surge from US: QIMA study

Dhaka Tribune

Boom time for Bangladeshi RMGs in the coming holiday season

BFM Business

Mathieu Labasse, QIMA France director, joins the BFM Business program to discuss the roles QIMA is recruiting for (in French).

Washington Post

Sebastien Breteau, QIMA founder and CEO, shares views on current supply chain disruptions.

La Tribune

Sebastien Breteau, QIMA founder and CEO, shares his views on recent supply chain disruptions affecting Vietnam.

Apparel Resources

“India among high-priority sourcing partners” – QIMA report

Women's Wear Daily

How digitalization can mitigate quality issues up the supply chain

Fibre 2 Fashion

UK-based supply chain startup Kavida.ai secures 300k pound pre-seed capital

Sourcing Journal

QIMA Invests in Kavida.ai

Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh is a front-runner in ethical manufacturing

Textile Today

Improving Bangladesh’s image will be key for achieving better bargain in RMG

Vietnam Investment Review

More Vietnamese goods sourced by US groups

Vietnam Times

US businesses keen to ramp up imports from Vietnam

Material Handling & Logistics

Supply chains turn to Vietnam, India and Turkey for more diverse sourcing

Just Style

Vietnam and India pulling buyers away from China

Vietnam Investment Review

Vietnam emerges as top alternative for global supply chain shift

The Daily Star

Bangladesh apparel industry: It’s time to shift perceptions

Textile Today

BGMEA’s response to a report published by the Guardian

Supply Chain Dive

Supply chains turn to Vietnam, India to diversify sourcing

South China Morning Post

Global supply chain continues to shift away from China, but it remains the top sourcing location.

Ecotextile

'Alarming spike' in ethical risks in factories

Supply & Demand Chain Executive

COVID-19, one year later: Key takeaways on the pandemic’s effect on supply and demand

The Daily Star

Bangladesh second in ethical auditing practices in supply chain

Décision Achats

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau provides a spotlight on supply chain due diligence requirements for European companies after the recent law adoption by parliament (article in French).

Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Back to Basics: Fundamentals for Supply Chain Digitization

Supply Chain Brain

China’s Comeback and Nomadic Sourcing: The Pandemic Trends That Will Stay

Quality Digest

Long-Lasting Impact of Pandemic on Supply Chain Quality

Challenges

La Chine déploie son propre modèle de mondialisation

BFM Business

Mathieu Labasse, QIMA France Director, discusses the impact of the global pandemic on quality control in 2020 (interview in French).

Industry Today

Pros and cons of pandemic-provoked supply chain trends

Daily Sabah

Card purchases in Turkey surpass TL1 trillion for 1st time in 2020

Financial Express

Bangladeshi garments see demand revival, though BGMEA not convinced

South China Morning Post

China’s imports post biggest surge since before coronavirus pandemic, as trade recovery gathers steam

McKinsey & Company

Reimagining emerging ASEAN in the wake of COVID-19

Sourcing Journal

How Can Fashion Revolutionize for Socially Responsible Sourcing?

Supply Chain Brain

How COVID-19 Is Accelerating Pre-Existing Trends in Supply Chains

BBC News

China and Trade: Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Quality Digest

How Metrology Bolsters 21st-Century Manufacturing

Forbes

QIMA Barometer: Post-Pandemic, American Businesses Want To Leave China; Europeans Don’t

South China Morning Post

Coronavirus, trade war and the US-China rivalry are souring business ties, but firms have been warned that shifting suppliers is easier said than done

New York Times

A look at how the Coronavirus is fueling a backlash to globalization

Washington Post

Discussing how the Coronavirus is having the effect of reducing U.S company’s reliance on China, featuring QIMA barometer data

Sourcing Journal

A look at how quality control firms are focusing on flexibility to counter Coronavirus disruption, featuring comments from QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau

CNBC

The reaction of global supply chains to the Coronavirus outbreak in China, featuring QIMA barometer data

Forbes

As the coronavirus impacts China’s economy, this article looks at why phase one trade deal purchases are now at risk

Washington Post

A look at how the novel coronavirus is threatening U.S. companies’ supply of Chinese-made parts and materials

The ASEAN Post

A look at rising labor rights violations in ASEAN, featuring QIMA survey results

Marketplace

Answering key questions relating to the U.S.-China trade war, featuring QIMA's Q1 2020 Barometer Report

Forbes

QIMA's Q1 2020 Barometer Report is featured in this trade war update which examines how many U.S. companies are moving manufacturing out of China and into parts of Southeast Asia

Industry Today

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau discusses the key trends shaping global supply chains

Sourcing Journal

A discussion of QIMA data showing that as trade wars shift sourcing, sustainability improvements in global supply chains stagnate

The Diplomat

A look at whether China is scrambling to stem a manufacturing exodus as the trade war continues, featuring QIMA survey data

Wall Street Journal

Discusses how Amazon's heavy recruitment of Chinese sellers puts consumers at risk, with comments from QIMA

Wall Street Journal

A look at how the U.S.-China trade war is puhing garment companies back to Bangladesh

Sourcing Journal

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau discusses what Millennials and Gen Z think of your brand's CSR efforts

South China Morning Post

Discusses how Trump's trade war tariffs on China are failing to bring jobs and manufacturing back to the U.S.

Politico

A look at the trade war's impact on the manufacturing industry, with QIMA data suggesting that neither the US or China are winning

New York Times

Discussing the ongoing impact tariff discussions are having on the toy industry, featuring comments from QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau

Industry Today

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau discusses modern slavery in global supply chains

Washington Post

QIMA featured in article on the fear that Trump's China tariffs may never end and how companies are taking action

Industry Today

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau shares the outlook for global sourcing in 2019

The Epoch Times

Which international companies are leaving China, and where they are going (featuring the QIMA sourcing survey)

Forbes

A look into how the trade war is remapping global supply chains, featuring QIMA barometer data

The Washington Post

A round-up of US companies pulling out of China, referencing QIMA survey data

The Seattle Times

QIMA survey featured in analysis of US businesses’ exodus from China

South China Morning Post

How the US-China trade war drives regionalization of supply chains, with the QIMA barometer inside

Yahoo Finance

QIMA global survey data featured in an analysis of the impact on the US-China trade on ETFs

The Telegraph

Expectations and indicators of a possible tariff truce between US and China

BBC

QIMA's take on why Chinese is under pressure to make a new deal

Supply Demand Chain Executive

Shares results from a QIMA survey of global brands which indicates ethics, sustainability and quality are increasingly at risk

Daily Star

Discusses QIMA data that suggests geographical diversification of sourcing is underway, driven by the need for cost optimisation

Supply Chain Dive

Shares QIMA findings into the stagnation of ethical progress in factories

Apparel Resources

Looks at how the U.S.-China trade war is helping Bangladesh become a more popular apparel sourcing destination for western retailers, featuring QIMA survey findings

Financial Times

A discussion of how painful tariffs point to a long-term test for China

Supply Chain Brain

On this podcast, QIMA Senior Sales Director Michael Bland discusses the progress that has been made toward convincing companies to operate ethical supply chains

IndustryWeek

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau writes that as trade wars heat up, supply chain ethics and sustainability take a hit

Industry Today

QIMA CEO Sébastien Breteau discusses how to deal with unauthorized subcontracting

Daily Star

A look at how Bangladesh overtook China and India in ethical compliance in the apparel segment, featuring QIMA barometer data

JOC.com

Quality Control Specialist Highlights Speed-to-Market Dangers

Sourcing Journal

Factory Output, Product Compliance Issues Up During Q3

Washington Post

The dark side of Trump’s much-hyped China trade deal

Just-style

Are Supply Chains Ready To Go "Beyond" Audits?

Food Quality News

QIMA expands Latin American Presence

AJOT

QIMAs adds GOAL under its belt, the Mexican leader in Pre-Customs Clearance Inspections

Supply Chain Dive

Critical violations on compliance remain extremely difficult to enforce on suppliers.

Triple Pundit

Third Party Inspection Firms make decision-making easier for Conscious Consumers.

The Daily Star

Q4 barometer findings help shine light on ethical compliance issues in Bangladesh.

Apparel Magazine

A 48% failure rate in Q3 shines compliance spotlight on Bangladesh, India, China and Southeast Asia.

Bloomberg

QIMA's CEO Sebastien Breteau discusses food safety issues in China with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat.

CNN

QIMA speaks to CNN regarding food production standards and safety in China.

South China Morning Post

The SCMP interviews QIMA about our latest findings on Chinese food safety.

South China Morning Post

QIMA discussed with the SCMP the ongoing manufacturing shift in China and Southeast Asia.

New York Times

QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau discusses recent food safety scandals with the New York Times.

Food Processing

The China meat scandal underscores the need for a one-two punch of inspections and audits

Associated Press

In an interview with the AP, QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau discusses the failure of western food chains to maintain quality standards in China.

Bloomberg

Bloomberg discusses the latest Chinese food scandal with QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau.

Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal discusses changing manufacturing audit (MA) trends in China, citing QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau.

Financial Times

Quality at western food chains in China has suffered due to rapid expansion says the Financial Times, quoting QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau on the attitude of 'not seen, not caught' in the food industry.

Wall Street Journal

A Wall Street Journal study using QIMA data shows that factories in Bangladesh remain a dangerous place to work.

Industry Watch

Industry Watch discusses the challenges of auditing with QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau.

The Economist

QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau has been vocal on the state of factory conditions in Bangladesh. The Economist writes about the need for ongoing inspections in Bangladesh citing the latest data from AI.

New York Times

The New York Times discusses China Export Numbers with QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau.

Forbes

Forbes discusses social accountability with QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau.

Industry Today

Supply Chain Social Accountability On the Rise.

Supply Chain Management Review

Supply Chain Management discusses humanitarian sourcing strategies with QIMA.

Industry Watch

Sebastien Breteau, Founder, QIMA, speaks to Trade and Export Middle East about the importance of quality control.

The Link

QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau discusses international concern and evolving regulations following the Dhaka factory collapse.

AAFA Webinar: Managing Global Risks Within Your Supply Chain

Watch the QIMA and AAFA webinar for an in-depth look at the major risks currently affecting the Asian supply chain for the apparel and footwear industry.

Just-style

Just-style discusses social compliance in China citing QIMA.

Bloomberg

Bloomberg discusses concerns over the growing Chinese food export market with QIMA.

Exane

Investment analyst Laurent Brunelle discusses trends in the consumer products and food export business in Asia citing QIMA.

Shanghai Business Review

SBR discusses the safety of Chinese food exports with QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau

Forbes

Just How Big Is China? Forbes discusses the numbers citing QIMA.

Financial Times

The Financial Times cites QIMA to back its story about unexpected Chinese exports.

Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal interviews QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau on overblown fears China’s economy is slowing down.

Shanghai Business Review

Sebastien Breteau gives his insight on the latest trends in China's manufacturing sector.

LesEchos

Sebastien Breteau, CEO of AI, talks about industrial risk in China and the local economic environment which, despite recent stock market turmoil, still shows high potential.

Wall Street Journal (2007)

Site Linking Global Buyers, China Factories, Plans IPO.

Wall Street Journal (2008)

China Bolsters Dairy-Supply Oversight In Effort to Rebound From Scandal.

Reuters

QIMA CEO Sebastien Breteau discusses with Reuters the growing African economy and upward trend in Sino-Africa trade in lieu of a declining European market.