Responsibility Brochure - Flipbook - Page 30
Work from 2023/24 onwards will expand our supply chain mapping within tier 4 to include farm and field
within the already identified regions. This will increase our visibility of regenerative agriculture and
biodiversity considerations.
Responsible sourcing
Responsible sourcing is the conscientious approach to procuring products and services, both internally
and across our supply chain to minimise negative impacts and promote positive outcomes for both
people and the environment.
Consideration must adhere to stringent quality criteria, align with ethical, sustainable, and socially
conscious principles, and keep pace with the evolving landscape of regulation and legislation.
Raw materials
Responsibly sourced yarn choices have many considerations; animal welfare and husbandry,
regenerative agriculture and biodiversity, water use, chemical and pesticide use, social and welfare
conditions of producers and workers; all while retaining the supply reliability and quality.
We offer our customers access to a wide range of stocked yarns in a diverse range of fibres, which often
come from multiple global suppliers. We follow a rigorous due diligence process when we introduce a
supplier. They must commit to uphold and adhere to our supplier code of conduct. Where appropriate
we undertake regular audits and site visits.
We check if any of our supply chain activities are in sensitive and/or protected biodiversity areas through
www.protectedplanet.net or within a high-risk country in terms of human rights via the human freedom
index.
Yarn introduction process, considering responsible sourcing:
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