PSLM member Benjamin L. McKean '02 said he was unhappy over the fact that the release was not to the general public.

"If it was released to the public, some anti-sweatshop experts will be there to check out the working conditions," he said.

But Joerger said it was inevitable that the general public would eventually know the factory locations.

"Once released, [the universities] will forward it. The general public--that's where it will end up," he said.

Roughly 20 percent of Gear for Sports' business is collegiate licensed apparel, accounting for over $40 million in annual sales.

Joerger said that the company does about $1 million in annual sales of Harvard apparel.

Ryan called the disclosure an important step, but not the ultimate goal of the student anti-sweatshop movement.

"The goal is to learn how universities can impact working conditions in factories," he said, adding that the University needs to go beyond just asking for factory locations.