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Liminal Apparel

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IND
Rating
Praises, no criticism

Fairtrade, organic cotton basics

Started 2008. Off the rack or custom design mens, womens and childrens apparel and bags made under fair trade working conditions using only sustainable or organic materials. To better the lives of the producers, the company re-invests all profits back to the communities who create the products. Freeset, which is a business where women from human trafficking can get work and freedom, manufacture 95% of their products. Available in Australia at stockists in Victoria and online.

Company Ownership

Liminal Apparel   NZL     website   email   facebook   twitter
  Joyya   
   owns 100% of Liminal Apparel  
IND     website   email   facebook   

Ethical fashion

Joyya was founded through the merger of three companies (Freeset, Liminal Apparel, and Common Good). Manufacturing happens under fair trade conditions in India, with further operations in New Zealand and USA.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Liminal Apparel
Social Freeset
This company uses Freeset to manufacture 95% of its products. Freeset is a fair trade business offering employment to women trapped in Kolkata's sex trade, empowering them to leave work they never chose to do in the first place.
Source: Freeset (2014)
Joyya
Environment Exclusively organic products
This company only uses GOTS certified organic cotton, and a 100% GOTS certified organic process for dyeing.
Source: Company website/ Product labels (2018)
Social A+ grade in 2021 Ethical Fashion Report
A+ grade in Baptist World Aid Australia's '2021 Ethical Fashion Report', 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: policy & governance, tracing & risk, auditing and supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2021)

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Company Details

Type Co-operative

Contact Details

Address Christchurch, New Zealand
Email sales@liminal.org.nz
Website www.liminal.org.nz

Products / Brands

Liminal Apparel
Liminal Apparel Everyday Apparel


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