Largest Toy Markets in Europe and the U.S. Show Continued Resilience during the First Half of 2010 11 August 2010
Revenue growth in Europe's five largest toy markets—France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.—experienced a five percent increase during the first half of 2010, while traditional toy sales in the United States remained largely unchanged reports leading market research company The NPD Group. (read more)
U.S. Leaders of the APEC Toy Safety Initiative to be Honored for Outstanding Accomplishments 9 August 2010
Members of the APEC Toy Safety Initiative, a group formed to improve the alignment of international toy safety standards and conformity assessment practices while reducing technical barriers to trade, have been selected as the recipients of the 2010 ANSI Chairman's Award. TIA staff and toy industry leaders will share stage with executives from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce. (read more)
ICTI Delegates Convene in Brazil for 36th Annual General Meeting 15 April 2010
Delegates from 19 nations across Asia, Europe and the Americas attended the International Council of Toy Industries' 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sao Paulo, Brazil April 7-8, 2010. Hosted by ABRINQ, the national toy association of Brazil, the meeting's agenda focused on toy safety standards, environmental regulations, and marketing challenges facing the global toy industry. The delegates also began a discussion of steps that could be taken to more effectively represent the industry across international jurisdictions. (read more)
Upcoming ICTI Events
3-5 Apr 2011 : Annual General Meeting, Tokyo, Japan
What is the
ICTI CARE Process?
The CARE (Caring, Awareness, Responsible,
Ethical) Process is the International Council of Toy Industries' (ICTI) program to promote ethical manufacturing, in the form of fair labor treatment, as well as employee health and safety, in the toy industry supply chain worldwide. Its initial focus is in China, where 70 percent of the world's toy volume is manufactured. Its intent is to provide a single, fair, thorough and consistent program to monitor toy factories' compliance with ICTI's Code of Business Practices (the "Code").
The CARE (Caring, Awareness, Responsible,
Ethical) Process is the International Council of Toy Industries' (ICTI) program to promote ethical manufacturing, in the form of fair labor treatment, as well as employee health and safety, in the toy industry supply chain worldwide. Its initial focus is in China, where 70 percent of the world's toy volume is manufactured. Its intent is to provide a single, fair, thorough and consistent program to monitor toy factories' compliance with ICTI's Code of Business Practices (the "Code").