Factories We Can Trust
Before working with any manufacturers, we ensure that they hold credible certifications to prove their commitment to ethical working environments. This includes a safety-first approach, fair pay, respect for all employees, and acknowledgement of their rights.
You can learn more about these certifications below!
It is so important to us to work with factories that share our commitment to excellence - not just in the amazing products they create for us, but in their attitudes and actions towards the people who create them to.
The People Behind The Production
People
We are passionate about the people who make our clothing and iconic hats so we ensure that we get to know and establish relationships with the workers in each factory.
Products
Our factory partners do a phenomenal job at creating our products from scratch. We work closely with them to get the fit, fabric and look just right before it goes into production.
Perfecting
Our factory partners are pros at perfecting the finer details of every product. From the zips to the toggles and even the hems, we trust our factories to make every little detail matter.
Reliable, Trusted and Certified
Our factory partner is SMETA audited. A SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) audit is a widely used ethical audit format that helps organizations assess and improve their labor practices, health and safety, environmental performance, and business ethics in their supply chains. It is designed to protect workers from unsafe conditions, overwork, discrimination, low pay, and forced labor.
Sustainability Progess
We recognise that we are in an industry that contributes to environmental waste, pollution and more. However, as a brand dedicated to purpose we are on a journey of becoming more sustainable across all aspects of OutsideIn.
While we acknowledge that we have a long way to go and that there's always room for improvement, we are committed to implementing more sustainable practices throughout our production and supply chain.
Here are some of the things we're doing to help us on this journey of becoming a more sustainable fashion business.
Reducing Our Fashion Waste
One of the small ways we implement sustainable practices day to day is by reducing our fashion waste. Like other fashion brands, we face the challenges of having dead-stock, damaged items and sample products. To avoid wasting these, we add these items that cannot be listed on our main store to our OutsideIn Thrift Store pop-ups at our Boulevard location. This helps us avoid fashion waste this helps us to avoid fashion waste and gives the products a chance to be worn and have a life cycle.
Designed to be Worn
We do not want to follow fast fashion trends so, instead, we focus on longevity and purposeful products. We design our products to fit an active, often outdoors lifestyle, ensuring that our clothing is durable and long-lasting. Our design process is customer-led instead of trend-led, meaning we select our fabrics and structures based on feedback from our customers and Giving Parters (we design and manufacture each item donated through our Wear One, Share One model. Learn more about this!)
Designed With Intention
Not only do our products contribute to our core purpose of helping people experiencing homelessness through clothing, but we ensure that every item we design is created purposefully. This means that everything from the fit of the garment to its design and even the places it can be worn are kept in mind with each new creation. We gather feedback from our customers, our Giving Partners and our team to find out what they want in a product so that every item is intentionally designed to avoid producing items that rely on temporary trends. We want our products to be worn, loved and kept for a long time not just a season.
