Buying ethical and fair trade products is of the upmost importance to me.
If consumers are not paying a fair price for their goods, the labourer is paying the price, via slave labour.
Tearfund New Zealand rate brands on their Policies, Transparency and Traceability, Audit and Supplier Relationships, Worker Empowerment and Environmental Management.
New Zealand’s top rated brands are AS Colour, Icebreaker, Kathmandu, Kowtow and Liminal Apparel.
Australian top rated brands are Etiko Fairtrade, KOOKAÏ, Mighty Good Undies, Nobody Denim, Outland Denim Patagonia and Witchery.
Tear Fund’s Ethical Fashion Report is well worth reading!