Anthea Crawford
Clothing manufacturer
Estimated 95% made in Australia, 5% made in Asia. Part owned by Solomon Lew's Voyager Distributing Company.

Overall

Owned AUS
Rating D
About the Ratings

Company Ownership

Anthea Crawford (Australia) Pty Ltd
AUS
Voyager Distributing Company Pty Ltd
owns 50% of Anthea Crawford (Australia) Pty Ltd
AUS
Clothing wholesaler
One of Australia's largest clothing importers and distributors. Part of Solomon Lew's web of companies.
Lew Group
owns 100% of Voyager Distributing Company Pty Ltd
AUS
Investment conglomerate
The Lew family, headed by rag trade tycoon Solomon Lew, owns a swag of Australian clothing retail companies. While Solomon owns Voyager Distributing Co and 42% of Just Group, his three children each control parts of the Lew empire. Peter Lew manages Australian Retail Investments and the Australian licenses for Zara and FCUK, Steven Lew manages Playcorp and Global Retail Brands, while Jacqueline Lew manages Nine West.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jan 2023)
Anthea Crawford (Australia) Pty Ltd
Praise
ethical clothing australia accreditation
Accredited and licensed to display the 'Ethical Clothing Australia' Trade Mark on their Australian-made garments, which ensures Australian workers receive fair wages and decent conditions. The majority of Anthea Crawford's products are made in Australia and accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia.
Information
C grade in 2019 Ethical Fashion Report
C grade in the Baptist World Aid Australia's 'Ethical Fashion Report 2019', which grades companies, from A to F, on the strength of their systems 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: policies, transparency and traceability, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental management.
Voyager Distributing Company Pty Ltd
Criticism
4/100 in 2022 Ethical Fashion Report
Baptist World Aid Australia's '2022 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 received a score of 4/100.
No 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 no evidence of actions that it covered any of the COVID Fashion Commitments.
Modern Slavery disclosure quality
Human Rights Law Centre's 2021 report, "Paper Promises? Evaluating the early impact of Australia's Modern Slavery Act", examines statements submitted to the Government's Modern Slavery Register by 102 companies sourcing from four sectors with known risks of modern slavery: garments from China, rubber gloves from Malaysia, seafood from Thailand and fresh produce from Australia. Modern slavery statements are analysed to see if they comply with the mandatory reporting requirements, identify or disclose obvious modern slavery risks, and demonstrate effective actions to address risks. This company's modern slavery disclosure statement received a rating in the 21-30% range. The average score was 37% and the highest score was 83%.
Lew Group
Information
Fined for building illegal pool
Solomon Lew, owner of Premier Investments, struck a deal with Mornington Shire Council in June 2012 to remove a pool he had built on Crown Land without permission and remediate the land in exchange for negligence charges being dropped. Lew is to pay Council's legal fees of $150,000 and a fine of $50,000.
Wikipedia profile on Solomon Lew
Wikipedia profile on Lew Group head, Solomon Lew. Includes details of controversial business deals, including the Yannon transaction and the Etiket transaction.

Company Details

Type:
Private Company
Employees:
150 (2008)

Contact Details

Address:
90 Nicholson St, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia
Phone:
03 9419 0311
Website:
www.antheacrawford.com.au

Products / Brands

Anthea Crawford
Anthea Crawford Womens Fashion
★ some garments accredited with Ethical Clothing Australia