Factory X Group
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Clothing retail
Founded 1997. Designs and retails well known brands Alannah Hill, Dangerfield, Revival, Jack London, Gorman, Black Friday, Coo Ca Choo, Pulp Kitchen, Soup.
Factory X Pty Ltd | AUS | website |
Company Assessment
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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 all their supplier factories, has made a clear commitment towards paying a living wage within a set timeframe in the supply chain, and has implemented ringfencing wages in their supply chain.
Source: Oxfam Australia (2021)
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 ALL areas of the COVID Fashion Commitments.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2020) |
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of international brands, including brands owned by this company.
Source: ITUC (2020)
This company owns several brands rated 'Not good enough' by Good On You, whose rating system considers the most important social and environmental issues facing the fashion industry to assess a brand's impact on people, the planet and animals.
Source: Good On You (2020) |
In 2019 ABC's Four Corners revealed that ethnic minorities are being subject to forced labour in factories in Xinjiang, China. Four Corners identified several brands as sourcing cotton from Xinjiang, including Dangerfield, a brand owned by this company.
Source: ABC (2019)
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)
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 36/100.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2022)
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 41-60% range. The average score was 44% and the highest score was 89%.
Source: Human Rights Law Centre (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Revenue | 140 million AUD (2018) |
Employees | 500 (2018) |
Subsidiaries | Dangerfield Pty Ltd ![]() Male and female youth fashion Dangerfield started in 1988 in a small shop in Greville St, Prahran, Melbourne. Brands are Black Friday, Princess Highway, Pulp Kitchen, Revival, St. Lenny as well as Dangerfield. Available in Dangerfield stores across Aust and through Myer. |
Contact Details
Address | 61 Church St, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia |
Phone | 03 9429 0000 |
Website | www.factoryx.com.au |
Products / Brands
Factory X Group
Alannah Hill Womens Fashion Dangerfield Youth Fashion Gorman Womens Fashion Jack London Menswear (casual) Jack London Menswear (formal) L'urv Activewear L'urv Swimwear Princess Highway Youth Fashion |