NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure. The move came as U.S. retailers face increasing pressure from a large coalition of religious groups and investors to work together to develop a plan.

“It is a very complex set of issues and there is no simple solution,” said Bill Thorne, a spokesman for the retail trade group, in a media call with reporters Friday. “There is not one answer.” The National Retail Federation is leading a coalition of North American retail and apparel groups to develop an alternative broader proposal that would go beyond Bangladesh.

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