Fair Wear

Dutch non-profit working with garment brands and factories to improve labour conditions across 11 production countries, operating performance audits, workplace education, and complaint helplines since 1999. Relevant to retail coverage as a key standards body whose labour benchmarks feed into due diligence tools used by major fashion retailers. Fair Wear covers approximately 130 member brands and reaches supply chains in Bangladesh, India, China, Turkey, and several other major sourcing countries. Its Brand Performance Check system, which publicly grades brand compliance, has become a reference point for procurement teams and ESG-linked financing decisions, particularly as European supply chain due diligence legislation increases the compliance burden on fashion companies.

First mentioned: April 2026