Jets Swimwear
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Swimwear
The Jets swimwear label was bought and re-launched by Jessica & Adrian Allen in 2001. Acquired by PAS Group in 2015, who sold the brand to Seafolly in 2020 while both companies were in administration.
Company Ownership
Jets Swimwear Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Seafolly Pty Ltd
owns 100% of Jets Swimwear Pty Ltd |
AUS | website | ||||
Swimwear Founded in 1975 by husband and wife team Peter and Yvonne Halas. L Catterton bought the company in 2014, and sold it to newly created Hong Kong-based Bondi Brands Group in 2023. | ||||||
Bondi Brands Group
owns 100% of Seafolly Pty Ltd |
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Apparel Hong Kong-based Bondi Brands Group was formed in 2023 specifically to acquire Seafolly. Shareholders reportedly include Quadrant Private Equity and Vision Brands Group. |
Company Assessment
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Jets Swimwear Pty Ltd | ||||
This company was previously accredited and licensed to display the 'Ethical Clothing Australia' Trade Mark on their Australian-made garments, which ensures Australian workers receive fair wages and decent conditions. Their accreditation ceased in Nov 2017.
Source: Ethical Clothing Australia (2017) |
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Seafolly Pty Ltd | ||||
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023) |
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 no evidence of actions that it covered any of the COVID Fashion Commitments.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2020)
Baptist World Aid Australia's '2022 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 28/100.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2022) |
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 (2018)
This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
Source: Sedex (2018) |
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Bondi Brands Group | ||||
No assessment data currently available for Bondi Brands Group |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Contact Details
Address | 8-18 Bowden St, Alexandria, NSW, 2015, Australia |
Phone | 02 9698 6668 |
info@jets.com.au | |
Website | www.jets.com.au |
Products / Brands
Jets Swimwear
Jets Swimwear |