Overview
Georgetown University, the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning, is committed to the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide. Consistent with this longstanding tradition, Georgetown has acted to safeguard the rights of workers in factories that produce apparel and other products bearing the name and logos of the University.
Along with other U.S. colleges and universities, Georgetown markets its name and logos through IMG College Licensing (IMGCL). IMGCL then contracts with global brands that manufacture apparel and other products bearing the trademarks and names of colleges and universities. IMGCL is responsible for ensuring that companies sign contracts to make products bearing Georgetown’s name and logos that require licensees to abide by the Code of Conduct for Georgetown University Licensees, which provides standards for working conditions, workplace rights, and monitoring producers worldwide.
Georgetown is one of the founding affiliates of the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC). The WRC is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that monitors manufacturers’ compliance with the codes of conduct of colleges and universities.
In 2017, Georgetown facilitated the establishment of a new protocol between Nike and the WRC that provides the WRC with access to Nike supplier factories that manufacture collegiate products to investigate working conditions. The protocol is part of the retail license agreement between Georgetown and Nike. Under the contract, Nike also agreed that its manufacturers will abide by IMGCL’s Labor Code Standards, which are aligned with the University’s Code of Conduct and include the labor standards under which the WRC investigates factories.
Contact Information
For information on how to become an official trademark licensee of Georgetown University, please visit the IMG College Licensing website .
For general inquiries about Georgetown University’s trademark licensing program, please contact licensing@georgetown.edu.