Remake publishes fashion accountability report for 2022

The Remake workers’ rights NGO has published its 2022 Fashion Accountability Report in which it continues its efforts to expose brands’ transparency issues and unethical supply chains within the industry.

The organization claimed that for its 2022 report, it was directly addressing the surge in overproduction and the exploitation of garment workers that have been made worse over a previous couple of years as a result of numerous events.

The NGO has updated its review system and added more businesses to its list of eligible targets in an effort to broaden the scope of its examination beyond its customary emphasis on transparency.

The fashion sector is under increasing pressure to change its operating procedures and respond to the climate problem, and the report provides several statistics from organizations like The World Economic Forum to highlight how urgent the situation is.

Remake also mentioned its most recent “#Payup” campaign, which urged companies to promise to pay garment workers retroactively for completed orders.

“The trajectory of events over the past couple of years have made it evident that openness is not enough,” the organization continued. “Transparency is a core pillar of ethical and sustainable fashion.

Today, encouraging responsible consumption has become more difficult. Being a conscious consumer in the fast-fashion industry today entails more than just making ethical purchases.

Conscious industries require conscious consumers. This necessitates completely new business models that provide equity for their workers while operating within the constraints of our planet’s finite resources.

Remake claimed to have revised its assessment criteria for the 58 corporations this year, with a renewed emphasis on action and development in place of its customary transparency-related requirements.

Companies were also to be assessed on pay and wellness, business methods, raw materials, environmental justice, and governance. The final requirement was now only worth eight points.

the supply chain’s involvement in pandemic-related wage theft, ties to the revised End Uyghur Forced Labor group, and promises to the International Accord.

Remake pointed out that, in the end, it scored brands based on their fundamental business models, not just their practices. As a result, businesses that relied on excess production and put an emphasis on excess sales would be automatically disqualified from receiving points in a number of categories.

With a combined score of 38 points, Burberry and Everlane grabbed the top two spots on the list. Both businesses were honored for integrating “sustainably-led” corporate governance and regenerative processes into their business plans. Next in line for praise for their environmental initiatives were Levi’s, Reformation, and H&M.

The lowest-scoring companies for 2022 included URBN Group, TJX, Forever 21, and Abercrombie & Fitch, who were all assigned two points and criticized for demonstrating “no development in any assessment category.”

Ross Dress for Less and The Edinburgh Woollen Mill both scored zero ratings, placing them at the bottom of the list. Remake noted that The Edinburgh Woollen Mill had been canceling orders without paying its suppliers.