SA 8000 Certified custom sportswear production The partners will introduce the sublimation printing technology in the textile industry in Cambodia. This technology combined with a design department will be able to produce custom Sportswear. The demand for this product is increasing worldwide including Cambodia.The project will be able to serve the textile industry which currently outsources the sublimation printing in Thailand or Vietnam.The partners will establish a joint venture in Phnom Penh the centre of the textile industry of Cambodia. The building will be rent and renovated.The project will be SA 8000 certificate what is new in the textile industry that is not well known because of its CSR.This project will have a great impact on the involved employees and on the textile sector. A SA 8000 show case will be a step forward for this sector in Cambodia and the partners will share their knowledge and experience with other players in the sector.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The project will work under SA 8000 (social), ISO 9001 (management) and ISO 14001 (environment) and C-TPAT that deals with safe trade of goods within the supply chain. These certificates show the project will be executed in a responsible way. Furthermore, the project will pay living wage for the lowest level workers provide health and accident insurance and other fringe benefits up to $ 60 per month per employee.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsIn general the SA8000 certificate secures the working conditions etc. The working conditions are good and safe. A living wage research will be executed and that will be the basis for the wages in the joint venture. Furthermore, the employees will get a healthcare and accident insurance, day care, nursery room, and daily a subsidized lunch. An own training room will be part of the facility and a lot of training will be offered to the employees. The fringe benefits are budgeted $ 60 per month per employee.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe product “custom sportswear” is new for Cambodia. The project introduces a new production technique: the sublimation dye transfer technique. The joint venture will also offer the sublimation printing service to local textile factories.The production technology “sublimation printing technique” is new for Cambodia.The joint venture will operate under SA 8000 certificate what is new for the textile industry.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersThe joint venture will buy from 12 local suppliers of raw materials like packaging material, transport services and accounting services.Impact on local customers or consumersThis impact is limited because the project aims to export the main part of the production. Only a small part will be sold in Cambodia.More impact is expected of the business clients that will outsource the sublimation printing to the joint venture. They will not have to ship their products to Vietnam or Thailand for this part of the production.•	Impact on the sectorThe partners will expose the responsible way of operating in a sector with not a good image. They will become member of GMAC the Garment Manufacturing Association off Cambodia. The partners aim to set up a knowledge exchange programme with the GMAC. Furthermore, the joint venture will participate in a vocational training programme of GMAC.The joint venture will cooperate with Krousar Thei a deaf and blind school to recruit deaf employees.•	EnvironmentThe project will operate under the environmental certificate ISO14001. Solar energy will be generated for meeting the lighting demand of the joint venture. Rainwater tanks will be placed, in order to retain water for flushing the toilets.•	Position of womenThe joint venture will work with minimal 75% women 100 employees. 35 will work on medium/higher level.Furthermore, a day-care facility will be provided. The partners will establish a facility to produce custom sportswear using the sublimation dye transfer technique what is new for the Cambodian textile industry. During the PSI project the production will be 350,000 pieces.