AS Colour – Our Market Bags & T-Shirts for Australia
AS Colour designs and manufactures quality basics. They believe in taking their time with every product they make. They only design and produce premium apparel that will stand the test of time.
Transparency & accountability at every level
First level
Garment supplier.
Factory in Hong Kong, China. (Market Bags)
Years working with AS Colour 4
Employees 137
Female Employees 77
Employee benefits Meals, accomodation, games room and insurance
Has a workers committee Yes
Certifications BSCI, Oeko-Tex, ISO: 9001
Last audited September 2020
Reserved capacity 150K units
Factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (T-Shirts)
Years working with AS Colour 8
Employees 377
Female Employees 163
Employee benefits They operate a social programme which provides the occasional meals for workers and their families
Has a workers committee Yes
Certifications Oeko-Tex, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
Last audited January
Reserved capacity 350 – 450K units
Second level
Fabric suppliers & dye houses.
We have 100% traceability of all our fabric sources.
60% of our business is with vertical suppliers who knit and dye their own fabrics.
20% of our fabric is through one knitting source and one dye house in China.
20% is through a number of specialist fabric sources, all traceable.
Third level
Yarn Spinners.
We have 100% transparency of this group of suppliers.
20% is with one spinner in China.
The balance of all spinners are traceable.
Fourth level
Raw cotton.
We have 95% traceability of our cotton agents.
We have two key agents in Bangladesh supplying up to 35% of our cotton.
One supplier in China who supplies 20% of our total cotton – Of which 100% is Chinese cotton.
One agent in Bangladesh with whom we are buying traceable Australian cotton.
Two suppliers in Bangladesh who are part of our Organic Cotton Program.
Fifth level
Cotton farms.
Our raw cotton originates from China, Australia, India, Brazil, USA, and Africa.
Chinese cotton makes up 40% of our production.
30% of our cotton originates from Australia – Australian Cotton is specified for the purity of the cotton needed for light colours, and for its sustainability which is regulated by Cotton Australia.
We became a member of BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) in 2018. This will ensure we are moving closer to our goal of 100% sustainable cotton as BCI are the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world.
Approximately 5% of our products are now using traceable GOTS Licensed Organic Cotton. We are planning to increase this % in response to customer demand. Ultimately, Organic Cotton is the most sustainable product and therefore our preferred material. However, we recognise that there is a need to educate our customers further as to the benefits and hopefully encourage more customers to order products from our organic range.
econscious – Our Market Bags & T-Shirts for Canada & the United States
econscious creates apparel and accessories that embody the best in sustainable design. We are committed to creating quality, sustainable and organic apparel that is responsibly made.
Transparency & accountability at every level
First level
Garment supplier.
Factory in Baja California, Mexico
The Mexico facility consists of 200 trained employees capable of producing approximately 350,000 premium tees a month.
We carefully choose our production locations based on the quality and market parameters required to meet the needs of our customers. In these locations we are able to manufacture according to the highest international standards of social, environmental and organic compliance while offering a finished product that makes economic sense for all parties
Factory in Lahore, Pakistan
We have been working our factory in Pakistan since our founding in 2006. For over a decade we have collaborated to perfect & refine our organic cotton/recycled polyester blended fleece (made from Global Recycling Standard GRS certified recycled polyester).
All dying is certified to Oeko-Tex Standard 100.
This factory is located in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan, which is widely considered to be the cultural, historic and architectural hub of the country.
Second level
Fabric suppliers & dye houses.
All of the knitting, dying and cutting is done in California, USA.
Factories we work with agree to ensure and actively engage in upholding the econscious Workplace Code of Conduct which addresses important social compliance standards designed to ensure a safe and hygienic workplace is provided.
We’ve worked with most of our factories since our inception and have made regular visits to our production locations an essential part of the way we conduct our business. This allows us to assess workplace conditions first hand. We also employ independent third party agencies to conduct regular on-site inspections.
These long standing relationships have allowed us to build partnerships based on trust and our shared goals. We believe if we thrive so will our partners and vice-versa.
Third level
Yarn Spinners.
The yarn for our Organic Cotton Tees is imported from India. Using the best yarns results in a consistently, high quality jersey knits with the softest possible hand.
Our yarn is handled in accordance with, and certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
Fourth level
Cotton farms.
Our raw cotton comes exclusively from certified organic farms.
What are the differences between organic and conventional farming?
The major differences are in the following categories: seeds, weed control, soil, water, and harvest practice. Organic agricultural practices prohibit the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and genetically modified seeds (GMO seeds).
The Better Packaging Co. – Compostable Packaging – Australia
The Better Packging Co. design revolutionary, customised packaging solutions for the new eco-nomy – a circular economy in which generating waste is not an option and the earth’s resources are not treated as infinite. They have sustainable packaging to support eCommerce and retail.
All of our Market Bags and T-Shirts will reach you in their original comPOST Pack – a certified home compostable, fully biodegradable mailing satchel partly made from plants. They have a lovely, matt finish with printed graphics as per the image above. Furthermore, they are flat (i.e. no gusset, but some stretch) with a flap and self-seal strip.