Who is Ethical Clothing Australia?

Who is Ethical Clothing Australia?

Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is an accreditation body that collaborates with Australian textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) companies to ensure the transparency and legality of supply chains. It delivers a voluntary accreditation as well as practical and affordable assistance to businesses.

Is Zara an ethical company?

Zara again scores “Not Good Enough” for labour. Half of its final stage of production is undertaken in Spain, a medium risk country for labour abuse, and the brand received a score of 51-60% in the Fashion Transparency Index.

What brands are most ethical?

Planet fashion: the 10 coolest ethical fashion brands

• Lucy & Yak. Lucy & Yak is an independent, ethically and sustainably made brand, dedicated to upholding a positive environmental and social impact.
• House of Sunny.
• SZ Blockprints.
• Pangaia.
• We Are We Wear.
• Birdsong.
• Noctu.
• Girlfriend Collective.

Which Australian companies scored well in the ethical fashion report?

Only four companies received the coveted A+ score, including ethical denim brand Outland Denim, fair trade casualwear brand Etiko, custom uniform and bulk basics brand Joyya, and fair trade underwear brand Mighty Good Basics.

Is Kmart an ethical company?

It received a score of 51-60% in the Fashion Transparency Index as none of its supply chain is certified by labour standards which ensure worker health and safety, living wages, or other labour rights.

Is Uniqlo ethical 2021?

Overall rating: It’s a start While Uniqlo has set some decent environmental policies in place and has made a start for animals, there’s no evidence it’s providing fair wages for its workers, and it still has a lot of work to do before it can be considered a “Good” or “Great” ethical brand.

Is Camilla and Marc ethical?

Forever 21, Bec and Bridge, Camilla and Marc, Showpo, Millers and Noni B are among some of the Australian fashion labels with the lowest ethical grade, according to Baptist World Aid Australia’s annual Ethical Fashion report out today.

Is Lululemon ethical?

So, how ethical is Lululemon? Based on information from our research, we’ve given Lululemon an overall rating of “Not Good Enough”. When it comes to labour, we’re glad to see some level of transparency in the supply chain, but it still falls short.

Does Zara have exploit workers?

Over the past few years, Zara has had numerous allegations filed against them for their forced labour and ‘slave labour’ conditions in its factories across countries such as Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Myanmar.

Does Zara use child labour?

These named factories being used by Zara, may not use child labour, but they are sub-contracting out Zara’s production to other factories, which do not adhere to Zara’s policies regarding child labour.

Does Shein do child labour?

Our strict Code of Conduct prohibits suppliers from using child or forced labor and we do not tolerate non-compliance.

Is Myer ethical?

Myer’s Ethical Sourcing Policy outlines its commitment to sourcing goods and services responsibly, and includes observing and respecting human rights through ensuring processes are in place to identify and mitigate modern slavery risks.

Is Shein ethical 2020?

SHEIN’s ethics have been questioned time and time again and for good reason. Like Boohoo, Nasty Gal and Pretty Little Thing, SHEIN offers an alarming lack of transparency about its production chain, which is particularly concerning considering rumours that it’s involved in unethical practises such as child labour.

Does UNIQLO do child labour?

Uniqlo is a fast-fashion brand that used child labor in the past. They now use forced labor to manufacture their products in Asian developing countries. Factory workers making Uniqlo clothing are forced to work excessively long hours with very low wages, seven days a week.

Is adairs ethical?

Adairs has engaged a leading ethical sourcing specialist to undertake a Modern Slavery Risk Assessment across its entire business, including sourcing markets and supply chain. This assessment is used to identify key risk areas and ensure focus is applied to areas of greatest risk.

Is Adidas an ethical company?

Adidas received a score of 51-60% in the Fashion Transparency Index, which is okay, but lower than its previous score of 61-70%. Adidas’ social auditing program has been accredited by the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct including all of the final stage of production.

Is Gymshark an ethical company?

Gymshark’s environment rating is ‘not good enough’. It uses few eco-friendly materials. It uses recycled packing. There is no evidence it minimises textile waste.

Does H&M use child labour?

We take a zero-tolerance approach to both forced labor and child labor. All suppliers working for us must sign and comply with our strict anti-forced-labor and anti-child-labor policies. In 2020, we identified 0 cases of child labor.