As a member of the Stafford Group, we prioritise being a responsible presence within the communities we serve. Our business culture encourages a proactive social conscience at all levels. Our focus remains on making choices that promote social and environmental sustainability throughout our processes. We value open and ethical relationships with all stakeholders, suppliers included, while upholding principles of good corporate governance.
Tailored by Stafford asks each supplier to sign to our comprehensive Vendor Code of Conduct which establishes our minimum expectations and standards regarding employment practices, health & safety and environmental compliance. We also encourage suppliers to adopt behaviours, procedures and practices that go beyond the minimum requirements set out in this policy. The Vendor code of conduct has 4 sections:
Code of Labour Conduct (includes Modern Slavery)
Code of Environmental Conduct
Animal Welfare
Transparency, Auditing & Agreement
Whilst this is a good foundation, our long-term goal in our ethical compliance program is to move all our suppliers onto an auditing platform, such as SMETA. Currently the majority of our tier one suppliers have SMETA accreditation.
Modern Slavery, Labour Laws and Ethical Supply Chains
Tailored by Stafford are conscious of the need to reduce the environmental impact of the clothes we all wear, encourage reuse to get the most from each item and then ultimately recycle. Our objective is to stay up to date with technological changes and implement change as new opportunities present themselves and encourage our clients to join us on the journey.
The Stafford Group environmental policy operates under 5 pillars:
Engaging client & customers
Considered design & inputs
Environmental conscious manufacturing
Low impact logistics & store
Greening our own backyard
We are happy to share details on some of our recent initiatives including:
Design for circularity & re-use program
Extending the life of clothing project
Environmentally friendly raw materials (accredited recycled polyester, and better cotton)
Packaging continuous improvement program
Sustainability & Environment
Stafford Group is a long-standing signatory of the Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan, with an overall rating of leading. As an APCO member we support the 2025 National Packaging Targets and implement the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines. We have reduced our packaging to the essentials for delivery only. All plastic clips, pins, ties and plastic supports have been removed. The majority of the packaging materials that we use are made of recycled materials. We have a program of re-use and recycling.
Australian Packaging Covenant
The success of the Stafford Group is dependant to a degree, on the integrity, contribution, teamwork and co-operation of our people. Each individual through efficient work co-operative attitude contributes not only to the growth and development of the company, but also to his or her own progress.
Our code provides our people important information regarding the policies and practices of the Stafford Group which affect every employee.