French Connection – Another Code of Conduct

French Connection have responded to my letter very quickly and so perhaps are re-thinking their ways and want to give more priority within their business to ethical trade – or perhaps they just have a standard letter they print off for everyone who asks about it!  Judge for yourself on the ‘French Conenction’ page under [...]

Another letter at last – to Fat Face

I have at last found time to write another letter to a High Street retailer to encourage them and find out more about their ethical policy.  This time it was the turn of Fat Face. Fat Face are members of ETI (the Ethical Trading Initiative) and have a practical and realistic ethical policy on their [...]

No reply from Coast

Coast have not responded to my letter and so I have concluded that ethical trading and producing fashion in a fair way is not an issue that concerns them.  They are not members of ETI (Ethical trading Initiative) and neither do they have an ethical policy on their website.  I have put them on my blacklist! [...]

Letter to Dorothy Perkins

I have just printed off my letter to Dorothy Perkins asking them about their commitment to ethical trade and the treatment of their workers in developing countries.  On their website there is no ethical policy and they are not members of ETI (the Ethical Trading Initiative) which is disappointing.  In the ‘Lets Clean up Fashion’ [...]

Tedious reply from Boots

Boots have responded to my letter enquiring about their commitment to ethical trading with a standard response – they haven’t answered a single one of my questions! Instead they talk about CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), their Supplier Verification Program and an award they have won, a Business in the Community Big Tick Award.  I think they have good intentions [...]

Letter to Debenhams

Debenhams have an influential positoin on the British High Street as they not only sell their own clothing ranges, but also those of other designers such as: Jasper Conran, John Rocha, Betty Jackson, Julien MacDonald, Matthew Williamson, Pearce II Fionda, Ben De Lisi, Pip, Hackett and Ted Baker amongst others. I have written to them [...]

Letter to Boden

It has taken me a while but I have got round to writing another letter to a fashion retailer; this time it was the turn of Boden. They are already working with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and have an ethical policy on their website.  My letter aims to encourage them in the efforts they [...]

Well done Next

Next have replied in full to the questions I sent them regarding ethical trade and the welfare of their workers in developing countries.  It is a positive response and you can read it in full on my ‘Next’ page under ‘Responses’. Next appear to be taking the responsibility for their workers in developing countries seriously and [...]

Response Received from Next

Last week I wrote to Next and asked them some questions about their ethical trading practices.  I wanted to find out how much importance they gave to the rights of their workers abroad in places like India.  Based on research I had done on the web (see my ‘High Street’ page) it already seemed that they [...]

Letter to Next

I have just printed my letter to Next.  I am starting with Next as they have a good review by Labour behind the Label and I want to encourage them, I still would like to find out more and these are the questions I have asked them, they will provide a benchmark for other companies. [...]