On 16 November 2006, members of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) – including Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Asda [part of Wal-Mart], Tesco and Next – met to discuss what could be done about the growing crisis in ethical trade auditing. The meeting drew attention to the limited effectiveness of most ethical trade audits...by UK high street companies. [The report includes recommendations for all companies and good practice examples, among which are positive steps taken by Gap Inc., Inditex (owners of Zara), New Look, Pentland, Monsoon, WH Smith. Also refers to Sainsbury’s, Levi Straus & Co, Boots, The Body Shop (part of L'Oréal)]