Mens, womens, childrens clothing
Founded 1993 by brothers Ziad & Wassim Gazal. Designs and manufactures branded, licensed and private label apparel. Supplies over 2,000 retail stores in Australia and New Zealand. Acquired Cooper St Clothing in 2015. Owns the Australian license for Mambo surfwear.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Oct 2024)
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Hotsprings Pty 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.
Ethical Trading Initiative member
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs. They work in partnership to improve the lives of workers across the globe who make or grow consumer goods - everything from tea to T-shirts, from flowers to footballs. This company's membership status is 'Foundation stage'.
21/100 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 received a score of 21/100. The average score was 31.3 and the highest score was 90.
Ethical sourcing claims
This company has best practice and ethical sourcing claims on its website.
Source: company website
(2020)
Company Details
Type:
Private company
Revenue:
80 million AUD
(2016)
Subsidiaries:
Cooper Street Clothing Pty Ltd
Clothing
Launched in 1988 as a small stall in trendy Paddington Markets Sydney. Today Cooper St is sold in Myer, David Jones and 350 independent boutiques across Australia.
Contact Details
Address:
37 Doody St, Alexandria, NSW, 2015, Australia
Phone:
02 8080 2000
Website:
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