Manufacturing & Sustainability

We're considerate of the materials used in our products and are working hard to reduce our impact.

PRODUCT RECYCLING
Our products are designed to last. If you have an item in good condition but you no longer have a need for it, we would encourage you to donate it to an external organisation of your choice. 

Alternatively if the condition is not conducive with donation, you can locate a Community Recycling Centre, where materials can be reclaimed and repurposed.

We prioritise quality, ethics, comfort, and style, ensuring our products and manufacturers meet our standards.

OWNED BRANDS
Across our operations, Accent Group owned brands continue to utilise a bespoke onboarding process for new suppliers and manufacturing facilities. Our onboarding process requires a formal and staged approval process that includes an assessment of the suppliers’ suitability to manufacture or supply products to Accent Group. Once an assessment is completed to our satisfaction, the relevant General Manager must approve the onboarding request before moving forward.

Prior to onboarding, suppliers must sign and return a copy of the Accent Group Ethical Sourcing Policy and demonstrate that an independent, valid social compliance audit has been completed. Once received, the social compliance audit is assessed internally.

In addition to the Accent Group Ethical Sourcing Policy, we also ensure suppliers receive a copy of our
Manufacturing Agreement, which sets out the terms and expectations which our suppliers must agree to in order to manufacture and supply products to Accent Group.

The Manufacturing Agreement applies to all suppliers of Accent Group owned brands and is expected be signed and returned to us by all such suppliers to Accent Group.

GLOBAL BRAND PARTNERS
We acknowledge our responsibility also exists with our distributed or exclusive brands and will continue to work with these brands directly to ensure their sourcing frameworks align to our expectations.

Our Brand Mangers, who own the relationships with our global brand partners, have formed relationships with their respective brand’s Ethical Sourcing or Compliance Managers. In doing so, we have begun to collate key documentation from our brand partners such as:

• Ethical Sourcing Policy or Statement
• Cotton Sourcing Policy or Statement on Cotton Sourcing
• Animal Welfare Policy
• Restrictive Substances List
• Supplier Code of Conduct
• Carbon Emissions statement
• Packaging Policy