Universal Store
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Fashion retailer
Australian fashion retailer selling local and international brands through its network of 65 stores. Founded by two brothers in Brisbane in 1999, and sold to a consortium of three Australian private equity investors (Five V Capital, Catalyst and BBRC Worldwide) in 2018 for $72.7 million. In 2020 the company was listed publicly on the ASX.
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Company Assessment
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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 21/100.
Source: Baptist World Aid Australia (2022) |
This company has numerous corporate governance statements on its website, including 'Sustainability Approach'.
Source: company website (2021)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website (2020)
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 | Public company |
Founded | 1999 |
Revenue | $211 million AUD (2021) |
Contact Details
Address | Brisbane, Australia |
help@universalstore.com.au | |
Website | www.universalstore.com |
Products / Brands
Universal Store
Universal Store Clothing Stores |