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PAS Group

OVERALL

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AUS
Rating
Praises, some criticism

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 a controlling stake in the National Basketball League (NBL).

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
The PAS Group Pty Ltd
Environment Australian Packaging Covenant signatory
Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation.
Source: Australian Packaging Covenant (2020)
Social Uzbek cotton commitment
This company has signed the 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. The Uzbek government uses local government officials, hospital directors, and school presidents to mobilize workers; and detains and tortures human rights defenders seeking to monitor the harvests.
Source: As You Sow (2019)
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 C- grade in 2019 Ethical Fashion Report
C- grade in the Baptist World Aid Australia's 'Ethical Fashion Report 2019', 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: policies, transparency and traceability, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental management.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2019)
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)
Equus Womens Fashion
Marco Polo Womens Fashion
Review Womens Fashion
Yarra Trail Womens Fashion
Yarra Trail Woman Womens Plus Size
Yvonne Black Womens Fashion

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


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