Betts
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Footwear retailer
Founded over 120 years ago and still owned by the founding family. Betts does not manufacture any of its products. Brands include Betts, Airflex and Zu. Operates over 100 stores throughout Australia.
Betts Group Pty Ltd | AUS | website |
Company Assessment
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D 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) |
In 2013 the Industrial Court fined this company $33,000 after an incident involving a worker, a mesh cage, a broom handle and the wearing of socks.
Source: news article (2013)
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 2023 APCO Annual Report.
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 evidence of actions that cover SOME areas of the COVID Fashion Commitments.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Family-owned private company |
Revenue | 74 million AUD (2019) |
Employees | 1050 (2018) |
Contact Details
Address | 32 Millrose Dr, Malaga, WA, 6090, Australia |
Phone | 08 9209 7777 |
Website | www.betts.com.au |
Products / Brands
Betts
Airflex Womens Shoes Airflex Mens Shoes Betts Womens Shoes Betts Mens Shoes Zu Womens Shoes Zu Mens Shoes |