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PAS Group

OVERALL

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AUS
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Clothing & sportswear

Acquired and integrated 8 Australian apparel and accessories companies since 2004, when the company was founded. Designs locally and imports primarily from China. Now operates 23 brands which are sold throughout Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in major retail chains and over 1,000 independent retailers. Acquired by Queens Lane Capital in 2020 after getting into financial trouble earlier that year.

Company Ownership

The PAS Group Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email      
  Queens Lane Capital Pty Ltd   
   owns 100% of The PAS Group Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email      

Private equity firm

Australian private equity investment firm focused on mid-market leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, consolidations, carve-outs and turnaround situations, with investments across multiple industries within Australia. Acquired PAS Group in 2020.

      LK Group   
       owns 100% of Queens Lane Capital Pty Ltd  
AUS     website   email   facebook   twitter

Company group

LK Group is a Melbourne-based family of private companies with diverse interests across: property; technology; human resources; business transformation and outsourcing; digital animation and sports. LK Group operations span Australia, the United States, India, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic. Established in 2009 by Dodo founder Larry Kestelman. Current investments include fashion & footwear companies PAS Group and Brand Collective, and a controlling stake in the National Basketball League (NBL).

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
The PAS Group Pty Ltd
Social Efforts to pay a living wage
Oxfam Australia's 2019 Naughty or Nice list ranks the biggest and most popular clothing brands on what they are actually doing to protect and support the women making our clothes, especially on brands' commitment to paying a living wage. This company is on the 'nice' list.
Source: Oxfam Australia (2019)
Social 20/100 in 2022 Ethical Fashion Report
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 20/100.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2022)
Social No COVID Fashion Commitments
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)
Social Modern Slavery disclosure quality
Human Rights Law Centre's 2022 report, "Broken Promises: Two years of corporate reporting under Australia's Modern Slavery Act", examines statements submitted to the Government's Modern Slavery Register by 92 companies sourcing from four sectors with known risks of modern slavery: garments from China, rubber gloves from Malaysia, seafood from Thailand and fresh produce from Australia. Modern slavery statements are analysed to see if they comply with the mandatory reporting requirements, identify or disclose obvious modern slavery risks, and demonstrate effective actions to address risks. This company's modern slavery disclosure statement received a rating in the 21-30% range. The average score was 44% and the highest score was 89%.
Source: Human Rights Law Centre (2022)
Environment APCO member
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). This company received a packaging performance level of 2 (Good Progress) in its 2022 APCO Annual Report.
Source: APCO (2022)
Social Uzbek Cotton Pledge signatory
This company signed the Uzbek Cotton Pledge with the Responsible Sourcing Network, signifying a public commitment to not knowingly source Uzbek cotton for the manufacturing of any of their products until the Government of Uzbekistan ends the practice of forced labor in its cotton sector. However the Pledge was lifted in March 2022 after the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, who monitored the annual cotton harvest since 2010, found no state-imposed forced labor in the 2021 harvest.
Source: Cotton Campaign (2022)
Information About the company
This article called "5 Things You Didn't Know About PAS Group" reveals the extent of their holdings, including over 20 fashion brands plus Designworks, who make apparel under license and for Big W and Target private label brands.
Source: Ragtrader (2014)
Queens Lane Capital Pty Ltd
No assessment data currently available for Queens Lane Capital Pty Ltd
LK Group
No assessment data currently available for LK Group

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Company Details

Type Public company
Founded 2004
Revenue 273 million AUD (2019)
Employees 1,250 (2019)
Subsidiaries Designworks Pty Ltd 

Clothing supplier

Established in 1993, Designworks is a designer, marketer and supplier of owned, licensed and private label and branded apparel.

Contact Details

Address 17 Hardner Rd, Mt Waverley, VIC, 3149, Australia
Phone 03 9902 5555
Email enquiries@pasco.com.au
Website www.thepasgroup.com.au

Products / Brands

PAS Group
Black Pepper Womens Fashion
Bondi Bather Swimwear
Breakaway Menswear (casual)
Marco Polo Womens Fashion
Replay Denim
Review Womens Fashion
Yarra Trail Womens Fashion
Yarra Trail Woman Womens Plus Size

Designworks
B.O.D by Finch Sportswear
Chino Kids Childrenswear
Everlast Sportswear
KT26 Sports Shoes
Lonsdale Childrenswear
Lonsdale Sportswear
Mooks Youth Fashion
Republic Menswear (casual)
Review Kids Childrenswear
Sista Childrenswear
Slazenger Underwear/Socks/Sleepwear
Slazenger Sportswear


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