Social responsibility

Social responsibility

We believe the way apparel is made matters.

This means considering the people behind the process, the conditions they work in, and the impact our decisions have beyond the finished product. We aim to operate with fairness, transparency and accountability in every relationship promoting respect and trust within our team, with our customers and across our supply chain.

Ethical supply chain

Our purchasing decisions carry responsibility. We expect our supply partners to comply with all applicable laws and to uphold safe and ethical working standards.

Many of our manufacturing relationships span more than a decade. These long-term partnerships allow us to maintain open dialogue, consistent standards and shared accountability. Where appropriate, independent audits are conducted to support transparency, continual improvement and maintain standards.

Environmental responsibility

Responsibility extends beyond people, it also includes the impact our operations have on the environment.

We are committed to integrating sustainable practices into the way we work, from material selection through to day-to-day operations. This includes expanding the use of recycled fabrics, producing on demand to reduce excess stock, and being informed about our operational footprint.

Our focus is not on claiming perfection, but on making steady meaningful progress.

Supply chain objectives

• Reform Clothing and our supply partners work toward a collective goal so that all parties have a mutually beneficial relationship and can deliver a product with which they are proud to be associated.

• We work closely with our supply partners to ensure acceptable working conditions are met and we continue to seek the best practices.

• Reform Clothing makes payments to all supply partners within agreed terms.

• Reform Clothing ensures conditions or expectations of all orders are clear and transparent to our suppliers.

Health and Safety

• We expect our supply partners to provide safe working conditions, comply with all relevant local laws, and provide a comfortable working environment for all employees.

Fair pay

• Reform Clothing and all its supply partners must comply with applicable employment laws enforced by governments in relation to minimum wage, leave entitlements, tax and provide all legally mandated employee benefits as a condition of partnering with Reform Clothing.

Hours of Work

• Reform Clothing and all its supply partners must comply with all applicable employment laws enforced by local governments regarding hours of work and overtime for its employees as a condition of partnering with Reform Clothing.

Reform Clothing will not accept any of the following practices from our supply partners and stakeholders:

1. Illegal conduct and corruption

2. Forced Labour: There shall be no use of forced labour, including prison labour, indentured labour, bonded labour, or other forms of forced labour.

3. Child Labour: No person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher.

4. Discrimination: No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination, or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinion, social group, or ethnic origin.

5. Harassment or Abuse: Every employee shall be treated with respect and dignity. No employee shall be subject to any physical, sexual, psychological, or verbal harassment or abuse.

6. Inhumane treatment

7. Use of banned or dangerous chemicals: E.g. azo colourants, formaldehyde, pentachlorophenol, cadmium, nickel, etc.