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The Eight Ethical Principles for Purchasing of Jeans & Denim

Brands, Retailers and Importers (BRIs) require suppliers to sign a code of conduct with strict terms, while not adhering to any ethical standards. To help fix this power imbalance, we have created our Eight Ethical Principles for Jeans & Denim Purchasing. This conduct should be adopted not just by BRIs, but by suppliers to govern their behavior in business-to-business relationships with the suppliers they work with down the supply chain.

We ask that suppliers adopt it, share it, and have BRIs sign it as a reciprocal gesture when suppliers sign the code of conduct given to them by BRIs. We realize this might sound like a big ask, except if it is taken up by a critical mass of top denim fabric and jeans suppliers, and supported by stakeholders taking action.

We Support the Sustainable Development Goals

Transformers Foundation is committed to accelerate innovation and change within denim supply chain to advance the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Supported by the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, we educate and mobilize the fashion sector to action solutions for social, economic, and environmental change. 

The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prosperity of everyone, everywhere. The Goals present the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, injustice. The Goals provide a relevant and universal framework for recovering better together from COVID-19. A recovery that leads to more inclusive, green economies, and stronger and resilient societies.