Sussan Group

This company was ordered by a Supreme Court judge to pay more that $235,000 in damages to an employee subjected to bullying after returning from maternity leave. The judge said that the company failed to comply with its own bullying and harassment policy, and was scathing when the complainant was further not treated seriously or impartially and confidentiality was not respected.
Source: news article (2014)

This company won awards in 2015 and 2016 from the Australian Packaging Covenant, for demonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability by performing 'above and beyond' in their efforts to minimise waste. This company achieved the highest overall score in their category, large Clothing, Footwear and Fashion company.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2016)

This company has taken angora items off the shelves and promised not to use angora again, following a PETA campaign launched in Dec 2013 which revealed the cruelty inflicted on angora rabbits in Chinese factory farms, where 90% of the world's angora is produced.
Source: PETA (2015)

Sussan works with the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) with support and fundraising. This helps the BCNA programs and services to meet ongoing needs of patients, survivors and their families. With customer support, they have raised over $2.4 million since 2006.
Source: company website (2020)

This company has social responsibility claims on its website under the headings ethical sourcing, code of conduct and social responsibility (claims include no animal testing, uzbek cotton, angora fur or azo dyes)
Source: company website (2020)

C grade in Baptist World Aid Australia's '2021 Ethical Fashion Report', 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: policy & governance, tracing & risk, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2021)