Max Mara, Pepe Jeans and Tom Ford are marked as the least transparent fashion brands as they share less about their supply chain. This was confirmed in the annual index by advocacy group Fashion Revolution.
The group has ranked 250 renowned fashion brands based on their transparency level of their social and environmental policies, practices and outcomes. The brands are among the 10 other brands that have scored zero point.
“It is impossible for companies to make sure human rights are respected, working conditions are adequate and the environment is safeguarded without knowing where their products are being made. That’s why transparency is essential. It is the first step in holding brands to account for the human rights and environmental impacts of their practices,” Fashion Revolution said in a statement.
The fashion industry is mainly dependent on the human resource employing around 60 million workers. The increase in awareness and demand for sustainability has increased the need for transparency of supply chain, improvement of working condition and end of abuse and modern slavery in the industry.
The brands are measured on 220 indications including working conditions, living wages, forced labour, supplier disclosure and buying practices. On an average, the brands have been up by 2 per cent with an index score of 23 per cent from last year.
The report further suggests that the fashion brands are sharing more about their policies and less about the results and steps of enhancing the supply chain efficiency.
Furthermore, a global coalition of 10 organisations that represent garment workers has requested the Government to support the employees during the pandemic as a lot of retailers have cancelled their orders from countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia.
