Ethical Production and Sustainable Sourcing Statement
Ethical Production and Sustainable Sourcing
Our schoolwear products are designed to perform brilliantly and provide great value for money while being manufactured ethically and sustainably. Our garments are made with pride in Bangladesh and we employ our own permanent, full time compliance, merchandising, technical and quality control teams to monitor and maintain these key standards.
Ethically Produced
We are a member of Sedex, the internationally recognised platform for socially and environmentally responsible supply chains. To ensure that workers are treated fairly in safe working conditions, our partner factories meet or exceed the standards for the
BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative)
- The Rights of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: respects the right of workers to form unions or other kinds of worker’s associations and to engage in collective bargaining.
- Fair Remuneration: respects the right of workers to receive fair remuneration.
- Occupational Health and Safety: ensures a healthy and safe working environment, assessing risk and taking all necessary measures to eliminate or reduce it.
- Special Protection for Young Workers: provides special protection to any workers that are not yet adults.
- No Bonded Labour: does not engage in any form of forced servitude, trafficked or non-voluntary labour.
- Ethical Business Behaviour: does not tolerate any acts of corruption, extortion, embezzlement, or bribery.
- No Discrimination: provides equal opportunities and does not discriminate against workers.
- Decent Working Hours: observes the law regarding hours of work.
- No Child Labour: does not hire any worker below the legal minimum age.
- No Precarious Employment: hires workers on the basis of documented contracts according to the law.
- Protection of the Environment: takes the necessary measures to avoid environmental degradation.
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
This legally binding agreement helps ensure that no worker needs to fear fire, building collapses or other accidents that can be prevented with reasonable health and safety measures.
Sustainably Sourced
Increasing the recycled content and reducing the environmental impact of our garment manufacturing continues to be a focus of our product development; our 2024 specifications include the following features.
Blazers
- 100% recycled polyester outer fabric
- 100% recycled polyester lining fabric
- 100% recycled polyester woven labels and care labels
- 100% recycled content buttons
- 100% recycled plastic hangers and size cubes
- 100% recycled polythene garment bags
- Teflon EcoElite PFAS free stain resistant finish
- Every blazer plants a tree in our commitment to plant a million trees to help combat climate change.
Shirts & Blouses
- Recycled polyester and sustainably sourced cotton fabric
- 100% recycled content buttons 100% recycled polyester woven labels and care labels
- 100% recycled polythene bags
- Zero plastic internal packaging
Trousers and Skirts
- Recycled polyester and responsibly sourced viscose fabric
- 100% recycled polyester woven labels and care labels
- 100% recycled content buttons
- 100% recycled plastic hangers
- 100% recycled polythene garment bags
Detailed sustainability features by product group:
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Blazers |
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Elements |
Recycled nature |
Sustainable elements 2024 |
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Outer Cloth |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Lining |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Interlining |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Buttons |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Zips |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Shoulder pad |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Felt |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Swing tickets |
FSC paper and recyclable |
Yes |
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Kimble |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Woven labels |
Recycled Yarns |
Yes |
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Polybag |
100% Recycled material |
Yes |
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Hangers |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Hanger cubes |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Threads |
Recycled yarns |
No |
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Hanger stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Variable Data stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Shirts & Blouses |
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Elements |
Recycled nature |
Sustainable elements 2024 |
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Outer Cloth |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester (65% composition) 100% Sustainably sourced Cotton (35% composition) |
Yes |
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Interlining |
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No |
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Collar Points |
Recycled materials |
Yes |
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Buttons |
Recycled materials |
Yes |
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Polybag Hook |
30% RCS certified |
Yes |
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Polybag |
100% Recycled material |
Yes |
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Internal Packaging |
Recycleable card and tissue |
Yes |
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Woven labels |
Recycled Wovens |
Yes |
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Threads |
Recycled yarns |
No |
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Hanger stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Variable Data stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Trousers |
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Elements |
Recycled nature |
Sustainable elements 2024 |
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Outer Cloth |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester Sustainably sourced Viscose |
Yes |
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Lining |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Pocketing |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Interlining |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Buttons |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Zips |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Hook and Bar |
No |
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Swing tickets |
FSC paper and recyclable |
Yes |
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Kimble |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Woven labels |
Recycled Yarns |
Yes |
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Polybag |
100% Recycled material |
Yes |
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Hangers |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Threads |
Recycled yarns |
Yes |
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Hanger stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Variable Data stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Skirts & Pinafores |
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Elements |
Recycled nature |
Sustainable elements 2024 |
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Outer Cloth |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester Sustainably sourced Viscose |
Yes |
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Lining |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Interlining |
100% GRS Certified Recycled Polyester |
Yes |
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Buttons |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Zips |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Swing tickets |
FSC paper and recyclable |
Yes |
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Kimble |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Woven labels |
Recycled Yarns |
Yes |
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Polybag |
100% Recycled material |
Yes |
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Hangers |
Recycled material |
Yes |
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Threads |
Recycled yarns |
Yes |
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Hanger stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |
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Variable Data stickers |
FSC paper |
Yes |