Social responsibility

Social responsibility

Reform Clothing takes its ethical and social responsibilities seriously and aims to always act in a fair, responsible, open, and accountable manner promoting a relationship of respect and trust both within the business and with our customers and suppliers.

Ethical supply chain

We recognise that our purchasing decisions can have a significant social and environmental impact. We expect our supply partners to act in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Reform Clothing has worked with our current supply partners for more than a decade and continues to build and maintain strong and mutually beneficial relationships.

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.