The clothing designer Eileen Fisher became the 24th woman to be inducted into the Westchester County Women’s Hall of Fame today.

I write about Fisher for tomorrow. Her first designs were cut on the floor of her Manhattan loft; today the company is based in Irvington and has sales of more than $350 million.

The clothes are the core of her business—because if customers don’t like them, her other efforts won’t matter. But those other efforts are worth noting.

On the company’s Web site, you can find a copy of its most recent Social Accountability Progress Report with entries in these areas: human rights, wellness, environment and community.

The section on human rights, for example, notes that the clothes are produced in China, Uruguay and the United States. The company monitors the factories it uses for adherence to Social Accountability 8000, an internationally recognized workplace standard that covers child labor, forced labor, health and safety and other measures, and works with those that fall short.

The award to Fisher honored her work for women. Plus the lunch today was expected to raise more than $130,000 to fund 35 scholarships.

PHOTO: In this file photo, Eileen Fisher adjusts one of her dresses being worn by Irvington resident Rebekah Fio Rito before a benefit fashion show. ( Seth Harrison / The Journal News May 15, 2002 )