
Caring for Our Neighbours
At Edge of Light, we believe in caring for our neighbours by ensuring our products are produced in fair and safe working environments. We choose to partner with the following brands that commit to fair work practices.
Printful
Printful prints our designs for us. They are committed to ensuring ethical and fair labour practices through:
- Partnering with Sedex, an ethical trade organisation
- Implementing a Code of Practice based on the International Bill of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the UNICEF Children’s Rights and Business Principles
AS Colour
As colour make base product T-shirts and hoodies for us to print our designs on. Their commitment to fair work practices is demonstrated through the following:
- Member of amfori, a global human rights organisation that helps ensure products are manufactured without child labour, discrimination or unsafe worker conditions
- Partner with Reemi, a non-profit organisation providing sustainable period products to women in developing countries
Stanley/Stella
Stanley/Stella also contribute base product T-shirts and hoodies to our range. They are committed to ensuring fair work practices:
- Member of the Fair Wear Foundation - an independent non-profit that conducts annual independent audits to ensure fair conditions are being provided for garment workers
- A percentage of profits is allocated to the Stanley/Stella Fund, which supports community-based projects such as a mobile hospital project in Bangladesh that has provided free health care to more than 40,000 people from 35 villages
Atlantis Infinite Headwear
Our beanies are manufactured by Atlantis. Their methods of ensuring fair work practices throughout their supply chain include:
- Enforcing a Code of Contact that includes no child or forced labour, protection of vulnerable workers, freedom from abuse or harassment, fair pay and working hours.
- Global Organic Textile Standard certified - environmental and social criteria are enforced at every level of the production chain
Econscious
Econscious make the base-product tote bags for our US customers (tote bags for Australia customers are manufactured by AS Colour). They ensure fair and safe working conditions are maintained in their factories by implementing the following:
- SMETA Sedex social audits to assess and improve working conditions
- amfori Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) audits to ensure socially responsible supply chains
For more detail on how these brands commit to equitable work practices please click on the company names above to be redirected to their website's fair work page.