McDougall isn’t afraid to dig- and get sweaty- for a story. In 2007, the reporter combed through textile manufacturing operations in India, where he found children sewing beaded children’s blouses destined for retailer The Gap. This was unwelcome news for a company that prided itself on its ethical sourcing practices, having terminated more than 200 suppliers since 2004 over child labor and other violations of its social policies. In response to McDougall’s discovery, the company pledged to convene its Indian suppliers and withdraw the blouses from their retail channel. Is Gap purposefully turning a blind eye to child labor? Not likely- rather, it just underscores the difficulty in global sourcing as suppliers will continue to misrepresent their practices without stronger supply chain auditing.