Jenna Pires

Director, Intertek

Dallas, TX, United States

About me

Jenna Pires has been with Intertek since 2005 and is a Director within the Business Assurance Innovations team. She is accountable for client advisory services and advancement of new products related to Human Rights Due Diligence, Traceability and Sustainability. Jenna holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of International Affairs with a special emphasis on Human Rights and CSR from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York.

3/23/2026 4:09:08 PM

What the World’s Most Sustainable Businesses Are Actually Doing Differently

By Jenna Pires

Many organizations today have ambitious sustainability commitments, but the companies that truly stand out approach sustainability as an...

12/18/2025 5:35:35 PM

The ILO’s 2025 Forced Labour Indicator Update: What Stood Out to Me

By Jenna Pires

The ILO released an updated version of its Indicators of Forced Labour in 2025 — the first major revision since 2012. At first glance,...

1/30/2023 2:24:41 AM

Finding a viable solution to a massive traceability problem

By Jenna Pires

Listening to our customers over this past one year, the struggle outlined in this fantastic Wall Street Journal Article, Companies Rush...

9/8/2022 1:00:00 PM

Is this now the end of manufacturing exports in Myanmar?

By Jenna Pires

The Myanmar military junta may have just dealt a final death blow to their flagging manufacturing export industry by the arrest of Vicky...

6/23/2022 12:56:09 AM

UFLPA--Panic starts now!

By Jenna Pires

The UFLPA (Forced Labor Prevention Act) here in the U.S. has come into force this week and companies are struggling to figure out how to...

5/19/2022 3:55:57 PM

U.S. Formula Shortage- The Troubled Flip Side of Single Country Sourcing

By Jenna Pires

Here in the U.S., the baby formula shortage is all the rage in the news. Moms like me are all over social media groups tagging and...

4/14/2022 8:11:57 PM

Good news coming out of Malaysia

By Jenna Pires

I always enjoy reading the positive articles. This story from The Diplomat on “Growing Transparency in Malaysia’s Glove Industry” gives...