Responsibility

Our Commitment

Responsibility

We acknowledge the impact fashion has on the planet. Hence, we are committed to operating our brands responsibly and investing in meaningful initiatives.

Baptist World Aid 2024 Ethical Fashion Report

Top 24

APG & Co's brands ranked in the top 24 out of 460 brands assessed in the Baptist World Aid 2024 Ethical Fashion Report.

Out of

460

Brands assessed globally — placing APG & Co. among the most responsible fashion businesses in the world.

Sustainability Strategy

2025 – 2030

Sustainability
Strategy

We recently launched the second iteration of our sustainability strategy with a renewed focus on driving transparency and traceability in our business, and delivering high quality clothing and service. Incorporating thinking from the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the B Corp impact areas, our strategy is holistic making sustainability everyone's business.

Reporting

Transparency

We operate our brands responsibly and as part of keeping ourselves honest about the progress we are making, we report on our initiatives.

Modern Slavery Statement

We publish a Modern Slavery statement annually.

Read our latest one here

BWA Ethical Fashion Report

We voluntarily report into the Baptist World Aid fashion survey.

Read the latest report here

Supplier List

We have traced 100% of tier 1 and 95% of tier 2 suppliers, and publish our supplier list annually.

View Supplier List

Supply Chain

Traceability

Tracing our supply chain and materials is one of our key priorities.

Retraced

We have invested in the Retraced platform to trace our materials and suppliers.

Responsible Materials Transition

We are building brand roadmaps and material targets to shift to better materials by 2030.

Packaging Transition

We are currently moving to low impact, certified packaging. Our aim is to complete this transition by 2026. We are also members of APCO.

Our Work

Key Initiatives

We believe in incremental change making and are investing in meaningful projects to improve our governance and impact within and outside of our brands.

01

Supplier Management

We have robust processes around our suppliers and sourcing managed by our offices in Sydney, Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh.

Read our policies
02

Seamless

We signed up JAG as a member of Australia's National Clothing Stewardship Scheme. As the scheme evolves, we'll increase our involvement.

03

Emissions Reduction

In FY24 we conducted our first GHG Assessment, which we plan to do annually. Currently we are building a plan to manage our emissions.

04

Whispli

Launched the Whispli platform for our garment workers and suppliers to report issues anonymously. The platform is available in three languages.

Report anonymously
05

Thread Together

We have partnered with Thread Together to donate our clothing and staff volunteering time. We do not send any unsold wearable products to landfill.

06

Garment Care

We believe in making high quality garments that are designed for longevity. Care in use is critical for us. We are members of Ginetex and use care symbols and guides to help customers with how to best care for their clothing.