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The table below shows alternative retailers and brands with positive features. Note, some positive features have been grouped together. Please note that the table signifies some items have the particular feature (not necessarily all). Check the label and make enquires yourself to ensure you know the specifics of particular claims.
FT | FAIR-TRADE / SUPPLY-CHAIN TRANSPARENCY |
OR | ORGANIC |
AM | AUSTRALIAN MADE |
AF | ALTERNATIVE FIBRES |
SH | SECOND-HAND / RECLAIMED / RECYCLED |
VM | VEGAN MATERIALS |
EC | ETHICAL CLOTHING AUSTRALIA LABEL |
Note: Ethical Clothing Australia accredited brands/businesses are listed here if they have a brand and are available either in shops, online or both. For a full list of accredited brands/businesses including manufacturers please see the Ethical Clothing Australia website.
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See The Portal for further sustainability resources relevant to the Australian textiles and fashion industry.
Organisation | Category | FT | OR | AM | AF | SH | VM | EC | Description | Place |
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A Plus Schoolwear | school/work | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | VIC | |||||
Akubra Hats | fashion, footwear, outdoor/sports | ❤ | ❤ | Hats, clothing, shoes | NSW | |||||
Buxwear | school/work | ❤ | ❤ | Australian made school & sport uniforms | Dandenong, VIC | |||||
Compuknit Hosiery Australia | basics | ❤ | ❤ | socks | Melbourne, VIC | |||||
Cue, Veronika Maine | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | NSW | |||||
Humphrey Law | basics, footwear | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | VIC | |||||
Nobody | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Made in Melbourne, available in David Jones. Online store | VIC | ||||
Otto & Spike | fashion, footwear | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | VIC | |||||
Perry Cutten | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Fashion | VIC | |||||
Puma | outdoor/sports | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | VIC | |||||
Qualitops | basics, outdoor/sports | ❤ | ❤ | Sportswear, t-shirts | Collingwood, VIC | |||||
Redback Boots | footwear | ❤ | ❤ | Boots, 100% Australian made | Waterloo, NSW | |||||
Sisley Clothing Australia | school/work | ❤ | ❤ | Workwear | Newcastle, NSW | |||||
Smart Stuff | school/work | ❤ | ❤ | Art smocks for kids | VIC | |||||
Sphinx Australia | basics | ❤ | ❤ | Uniforms, workwear | NSW | |||||
Stewart & Heaton | workwear | ❤ | ❤ | Uniforms, workwear | WA | |||||
The Ark | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | VIC | |||||
The Social Studio | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Social enterprise; upcycling waste; online store | Melbourne, VIC | ||||
Wilderness Wear | outdoor/sports | ❤ | ❤ | Online store | VIC | |||||
Yakka | outdoor/sports, school/work | ❤ | ❤ | Workwear | VIC | |||||
All Seasons Comfort | fashion | ❤ | Hemp clothing | Hahndorf, SA | ||||||
Apple & Bee | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Bags; organic, sustainable fibres | Sydney, NSW | |||||
Artwear Direct | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Custon t-shirts. Organic clothing, reduced carbon footprint | Midland, WA | |||
ASOS - The Green Room | fashion | ❤ | Collections with ethical/eco features; online store | AUS/UK | ||||||
Aster & Oak | basics | ❤ | Certified organic baby clothing. Australian owned | VIC | ||||||
Audrey Blue | fashion | ❤ | Fairtrade certified | Cook, ACT | ||||||
Bhalo | fashion | ❤ | Womens clothing made from hand woven & naturally dyed cottons & silks; from a local fair trade producers in Bangladesh | |||||||
Bird Textiles | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Organic, water-based dyes, solar powered studio | Byron Bay, NSW | |||||
Bishopstontrading | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Focus on fairtrade, online store | UK | |||||
Blessed Earth | fashion | ❤ | Certified organic clothing and bedding | Maleny, QLD | ||||||
Blue Caravan | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Ethical design market, online store | AUS | |||
Braintree Hemp | fashion | ❤ | Hemp clothing | Silverwater, NSW | ||||||
Brothers Footwear | footwear | ❤ | Handmade leather shoes. Australian made. Online store. | Albion, QLD | ||||||
Chrome Bags | fashion | ❤ | Non-leather messenger, laptop & DJ bags. Online store. | US | ||||||
Colours in you | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Fairtrade, organic; most from cooperative in Rajasthan, India | NSW | |||||
Daksha | fashion | ❤ | Fashion from alternative fabrics | QLD | ||||||
Dragstar | fashion | ❤ | Manufactured in Sydney | Sydney, NSW | ||||||
Eco peko | fashion | ❤ | Organic clothing label for babies, kids & adults | WA | ||||||
Eileen Fisher | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | US clothing label - best practice supply-chain transparency | US | |||||
Emobi Swimwear | fashion | ❤ | Swimwear made in Australia, using water based dyes | Sydney, NSW | ||||||
Etiko | footwear, basics | ❤ | ❤ | Shoes, t-shirts, clothing; fairtrade, organic | Ferntreegully, VIC | |||||
Fashion-Conscious | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Women's clothing; Online store | UK | ||
Gaye Abandon | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Handmade in Melbourne, from second-hand/ remnant materials wherever possible. | Melbourne VIC | |||||
Gorman | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Mainly uses renewable textiles; organic range | ||||||
Green Collective | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Social enterprise; fair-trade, pre-loved clothing, own Upcycled range made in Melbourne | Yarraville, VIC | |||
Green Living Organics | basics | ❤ | ❤ | fairtrade & organic baby wear and bedding. Online store. | Northcote, VIC | |||||
Harvest Textiles | basics | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Screen-printed clothing; organic, recycled or locally produced fabrics; run workshops | Brunswick, VIC | ||||
Herbivore | fashion | ❤ | Vegan shoes & clothes; online store | US | ||||||
Honest by | fashion | ❤ | European online retailer, best practice in supply-chain transparency. | Belgium, EU | ||||||
Howies | outdoor/sports | ❤ | Clothing for biking, running and outdoors; organic cotton | UK | ||||||
Humanitees | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Fairtrade certified & organic cotton t-shirts. Carbon offset, charitable giving. | AUS | |||||
Jeans4menandwomen | fashion | ❤ | Online store | UK | ||||||
Kashi | fashion | ❤ | Hemp, silk, linen and cotton clothing | |||||||
Kuyichi | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Jeans and tops; organic, fairtrade, recycled materials | DUTCH | ||||
Life Threads | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | T-shirts, clothing; fairtrade, organic | VIC | |||||
Made In Hemp | fashion | ❤ | Hemp clothing | Blue Haven, NSW | ||||||
Made it | fashion | ❤ | Handmade online market | NSW | ||||||
Margaret River Hemp Company | fashion | ❤ | Hemp clothing & products | Margaret River, WA | ||||||
Merino Company | basics | ❤ | Nonmulesed wool products under brands: nué, Balanced ZeroC02 Wool, Tasmanian Merino, and Great Cape Merino. | VIC | ||||||
Moo Shoes | footwear | ❤ | Shoes, belts, bags; online store | US | ||||||
Moral Fibre | fashion | ❤ | Fairtrade certified | Mullumbimby, NSW | ||||||
Mucke | fashion | ❤ | All products from reclaimed clothing | Melbourne, VIC | ||||||
My Little Lamb | basics | ❤ | ❤ | Australian made underwear for children, made with organic cotton and wool. | AUS | |||||
Nudie Jeans | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | All products use organic cotton, some fairtrade certified | SWEDEN | |||||
OCC Apparel | fashion, basics | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | T-Shirts, clothing, bags; brands Certton, Earth Positive, Continental Clothing, Drover; all sweatshop free, 100% organic cotton | Currumbin, QLD | ||||
One Colour | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Fairtrade, organic, from Africa, Australian owned company. | QLD | |||||
Organic Embrace | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Fair-trade, organic cotton products, certified by ACO | QLD | |||||
Pangea | footwear | ❤ | Bags, wallets made from recycled rubber. Online store | US | ||||||
Pants for povety | basics | ❤ | Underpants supporting over 5000 farmers in India | UK | ||||||
Patagonia | outdoor/sports | ❤ | ❤ | Outdoor clothing; sustainability focus, best practice in supply-chain transparency | ||||||
People Tree | fashion | ❤ | Fair Trade and environmentally sustainable fashion | UK | ||||||
Plevna Downs | basics | ❤ | ❤ | Nonmulesed and organic wool | Eromanga, QLD | |||||
Pure Baby | basics | ❤ | Organic clothing for babies and children | AUS | ||||||
Pure Pod | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Some products from Bamboo, Silk, Cotton, Linen and Soy; some hand-made, sweatshop free in Brisbane; some made in India from fair-trade certified cotton | QLD | |||
Rana Clothing | fashion, school/work | ❤ | ❤ | Social enterprise, sweatshop free | WA | |||||
Round She Goes | fashion | ❤ | Pre-loved fashion market in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide | AUS | ||||||
RREPP | fashion | ❤ | Fairtrade certified | Dee Why, NSW | ||||||
Running Bare | outdoor/sports | ❤ | Australian-made womens sportswear | Rosebery, NSW | ||||||
Sarah Victoria | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Organic fibres, made in Australia | Bondi junction, NSW | |||||
Sativa Sutra | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Organic clothing, Hemp clothing | ||||||
Shift To Nature | basics | ❤ | ❤ | Bed linen. 100% GOTS Certified Cotton. Fairtrade certified. Made in Europe. | Adelaide Hills, SA | |||||
Sinerji | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Fair trade and sweat-shop free, hand loomed organic cotton, thread is dyed using natural dyes, and loomed into fabric, no pesticides are used in the process of growing, dyeing and looming this fabric. | QLD | ||||
Sistahood | fashion | ❤ | All 100% organic cotton, custom-dyed with GOTS approved inks, printed and manufactured in New Zealand. | NZ | ||||||
Small To Tall | fashion | ❤ | online children's clothing retailer; some organic cotton brands | NSW | ||||||
Sosume | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Sustainabilty focus label, manufacturing in Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC | ||||
Terra Plana | basics | ❤ | ❤ | Shoes; low-impact & recycled materials, minimal glue constructions | Crows Nest, NSW | |||||
The Beautiful Think | fashion | ❤ | Some fairtrade | |||||||
The Clothing Exchange | fashion | ❤ | Clothes Swap events | Melbourne, VIC | ||||||
The Little White T-Shirt | fashion | ❤ | Fairtrade certified | Kinross, WA | ||||||
Thread Harvest | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | ❤ | Social enterprise; upcycling; organic; employing the disadvantaged; online store | AUS | |||
Uma Organics | fashion | ❤ | Fairtrade certified | Armadale, VIC | ||||||
Used Rubber USA | footwear | ❤ | Vegan shoes, boots, belts; online store | US | ||||||
Veganline | footwear | ❤ | Vegan shoes, boots, belts, jackets, t-shirts; online store | UK | ||||||
Verydebra | fashion | ❤ | ❤ | Womens clothing , some from reclaimed fabric such as bed sheets | QLD | |||||
Wahine | basics | ❤ | Australian made swimwear | Rosebery, NSW |
