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Nina Smith

Founding Executive Director, GoodWeave International

Bio Current as of June 18, 2015

Nina Smith is the founding executive director of GoodWeave International, which works to end child labor in the carpet industry in South Asia and replicate its market-driven model in new industries with initiatives underway in brick kilns in Nepal and the Indian garment sector. Since 1999 she has developed and led GoodWeave operations, which include implementing a consumer facing certification assuring no child labor or trafficking was used in the making of a product. Other programs include corporate partnerships, inspection and monitoring of informal supply chains; removal and rehabilitation of child laborers; and a range of worker protection programs. Nina is an advocate for children’s rights and an expert on addressing labor rights violations in manufacturing supply chains. She has presented globally on these issues at events organized by Harvard University, the American Bar Association: Rule of Law Initiative and Stanford Graduate School of Business, TEDx Dhaka among others. Nina is winner of the 2005 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, acknowledging her work to employ market strategies for social change, the Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s 2012 EXCEL Award for excellence in chief executive leadership and the 2015 Nice Modernist Award from Dwell Media.