Social Traders
In 2020 RREPP was awarded Social Traders Certification. Social Traders is building a thriving social enterprise sector and is Australia’s social enterprise certifier, supporting all businesses putting people and planet first. Since 2008, Social Traders has been trailblazing social procurement and helping organisations unlock businesses for good. As a certified social enterprise with Social Traders and being ‘People and Planet First’ verified globally, RREPP has not only committed to supporting ethically aligned Fairtrade Certified producers, we have also combined this with our own social and environmental initiatives and community give back programmes.
People + Planet First
In 2024 RREPP was verified by People and Planet First. It is a network of networks stewarded by the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF), a non-profit social enterprise that has been supporting the social enterprise movement since 2008. The People and Planet First verification is aligned to RREPP’s Social Traders Certification and was developed in consultation with organisations around the world. Verification partners are member organisations, certifiers and service providers that already work with a network of enterprises that put People and Planet First. Their shared values include taking a collaborative approach and having a global view as we believe that we all have a role to play in building a better world.
Fairtrade
As part of RREPP’s Social Traders Certification we have pledged to only support Fairtrade certified supply chains. Ensuring that all areas of the supply chains we work with in the developing countries of Pakistan and India, from small-scale farmers to end producers, receive not only a fair price for the products we purchase from them, yet also additional financial support via the Fairtrade system combined with RREPP’s Community Give Back Programs.
GOTS
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is recognised as the leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibres worldwide. It defines high level environmental criteria along the entire supply chain, and requires compliance with social criteria as well. RREPP supports GOT's certified manufacturers, which is your guarantee that both people and the environment are looked after every step of the way. From our organic cotton farmers right through to our customers who wear the cleanest, fairest, most socially responsible, low impact cotton clothing found anywhere in the world.
Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade USA® believes that everyone wants to do what's right - for their families, fellow global citizens, and the planet. That's why they are committed to making the right choices the most obvious ones. Based on the simple idea that the products we all buy and sell are connected to the livelihoods of others, fair trade is a way to make a conscious choice for a better world. A choice for Fair Trade Certified™ goods is a choice to support the environment, responsible companies & empower farmers. As well as ensuring workers are being paid 'LIVING WAGES' via benchmarks formalised by the Global Living Wage Coalition which includes Fairtrade International, and living wage methodology pioneers Dr Richard & Martha Anker. In other words, it's a world-changing way of doing business. RREPP's knitting, CMT and final packing divisions are Fair Trade USA audited and certified.
SA8000® Standard
The SA8000® Standard is the leading certification standard for factories and organisations across the globe. It measures social performance in eight areas important to social accountability in workplaces, anchored by a management system that drives continuous improvement in all areas of the standard. It reflects labor provisions contained within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Labor Organisation (ILO) conventions. It also respects, complements and supports national labor laws around the world, and currently helps secure ethical working conditions for over 2 million workers. All stitching factories within RREPP's ethical supply chain are SA8000 certified.