Blank apparel
Started in New Zealand in 2005, it now operates 27 retail locations and six distribution facilities across Europe, United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
AS Colour Ltd
NZL
Quadrant Private Equity Pty Ltd
owns 21% of AS Colour Ltd
AUS
Private equity firm
Sydney-based mid-market private equity firm established in 1996 and investing in companies in Australia and New Zealand. Former investments include VIP Pet Foods, Burson Auto Parts and Red Rooster. Formed the RiteBite Group in 2019 after acquiring Darrell Lea and another 8 snack brands.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Nov 2025)
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AS Colour Ltd
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COVID Fashion Commitments
In 2020 Baptist World Aid Australia released The COVID Fashion Report, a special edition of their Ethical Fashion Report. The report is framed around six COVID Fashion Commitments that ask companies to demonstrate the steps and measures they are taking to protect and support the most vulnerable workers in their supply chains. This company showed evidence of actions that cover ALL areas of the COVID Fashion Commitments.
65/100 in Ethical Fashion Report
Baptist World Aid Australia's '2024 Ethical Fashion Report' assessed 120 companies on their efforts to mitigate against the risks of forced labour, child labour and worker exploitation in their supply chains, as well as protect the environment from the harmful impacts of the fashion industry. Assessment criteria fall into five main categories: policy & governance, tracing & risk, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability. This company ranked in the top 20%, with a score of 65/100.
4/5 on Good On You
This company owns brands rated 'Good' by Good On You, whose rating system considers the most important social and environmental issues facing the fashion industry to assess a brand's impact on people, the planet and animals.
Source: Good On You
(2022)
Part owned by Quadrant, which has minor criticisms
This company is 21% owned by Quadrant Private Equity. Quadrant has numerous minor criticisms and an overall Shop Ethical rating of 'C-'.
Source: Shop Ethical
(2025)
Social responsibility claims
This company has social responsibility claims on its website including sourcing from hand-picked factories with safe, fair, legal and humane working conditions
Source: company website
(2024)
Better Cotton Initiative member
This company is a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a voluntary initiative which encourages the adoption of better management practices in cotton cultivation to achieve measurable reductions in key environmental impacts, while improving social and economic benefits for cotton farmers, small and large, worldwide.
Source: Better Cotton Initiative
(2022)
amfori BSCI member
This company is a member of the amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), an industry-driven movement that aims to monitor and assess workplace standards across the global supply chain. Participating companies are expected to follow a code of conduct which has 11 principles including no bonded labour, no child labour, fair renumeration, decent working hours and ethical business behavior.
Source: amfori
(2023)
Company Details
Type:
Private company
Founded:
2005
Revenue:
500 million NZD
(2025)
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AS Colour
AS Colour
Everyday Apparel