Forever New
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Fashion clothing and accessories retailer
Emerged late 2006 in Melbourne as a start up retailer and now operates 111 stores across 7 countries.
Forever New Pty Ltd | AUS | website |
Company Assessment
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This company has signed the 'Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh', a program endorsed by Bangladeshi and international unions and labor rights organizations. The ground-breaking program includes independent safety inspections with public reports, mandatory factory building renovations, the obligation by brands and retailers to underwrite the cost of repairs, and a vital role for workers and their unions all in a legally-binding, enforceable agreement.
Source: Bangladesh Accord (2019)
B 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)
Oxfam Australia's Company Tracker compares the big clothing brands on their efforts to pay a living wage to the women working in their factories. This company has released the names and addresses of at least 70% of their supplier factories, and has taken some action towards paying a living wage within a set timeframe in the supply chain.
Source: Oxfam Australia (2019)
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) |
This 2012 report by the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights reveals how women sewing garments for this company at the Northern Fashion factory in Bangladesh are cheated of their maternity benefits, beaten, forced to work 14 to 16 hours a day for just 21 cents an hour, while being trapped in miserable and rat infested slums. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: Institute for Global Labour & Human Rights (2012)
This company has a number of community & environment claims on its website, mainly in the areas of charitable donations, supply chain and environmentally sustainable business practices.
Source: company website (2014)
This company has signed the Make Fashion Traffik Free Protocol, an initiative of Stop the Traffik Australia. Fashion companies that sign the Protocol commit to fully tracing their supply chain and to work to ensuring better working conditions.
Source: Stop the Traffik Australia (2016) |
Company Details
Type | Private Company |
Contact Details
Address | 714-716 High St, Kew East, VIC, 3102, Australia |
Phone | 03 9859 9111 |
Website | www.forevernew.com.au |
Products / Brands
Forever New
Forever New Womens Fashion Forever New Curve Womens Plus Size |