How to apply

There are two distinct ways that businesses and other organisations can participate in supporting Ethical Clothing Australia’s efforts:

• Ethical Clothing Australia’s accreditation and labelling system
• The National Retailers Ethical Clothing Code

Accreditation and licensing of the Ethical Clothing Australia trademark

The most significant and meaningful action a business can take with Ethical Clothing Australia, is to undergo the Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation process. This is a thorough process of taking tangible steps to ‘map’ the business’ supply chain and keep it transparent for ongoing compliance checks performed by the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA).

Businesses that successfully complete and maintain accreditation are licensed to display the Ethical Clothing Australia trade mark on their Australian-made products.

For further information and copies of the applications form and other resources, contact the Ethical Clothing Australia office.

Signatories to the National Retailers Ethical Clothing Code

Retailers can also participate in efforts to support an ethical Australian textile, clothing and footwear industry by becoming a retail signatory to the National Retailers Ethical Clothing Code. The Code is a tri-part agreement between the retail signatory, the TCFUA and the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and is administered by Ethical Clothing Australia. For further information see the Retailers page of this website.