BEHIND CANADA’S TOP FASHION BRANDS
ARE HARDWORKING WOMEN
WHO DON’T EARN A LIVING WAGE.

How do Canadian fashion brands stack up?

The What She Makes campaign follows five Canadian fashion brands, encouraging them to lead the way and take tangible actions in ensuring a living wage for their workers. The brand tracker is a scoring system that provides a grade for each company based on their actions in support of a living wage.

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Making a commitment
Being transparent
Separating Labour Costs
Publishing Plans
Paying a living wage
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Making a commitment
Being transparent
Separating Labour Costs
Publishing Plans
Paying a living wage
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Meet the brands we’re tracking.

ARITZIA

Aritzia lists their sourcing countries for finished goods, however, they do not disclose factory (or parent factory) names, addresses, and other essential information required to meet transparency standards.

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HERSCHEL

Herschel discloses no information to the public about their production facilities. They state that they require a high level of transparency from their factories, but these details are not passed on to their consumers.

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JOE FRESH

Joe Fresh has taken significant steps to improve transparency within their supply chain and disclose their list of sourcing factories. We encourage them to share essential information like parent company names and the breakdown of employees and product types to become fully transparent.

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LULULEMON

lululemon discloses and regularly updates comprehensive public information on their supply chain. Their list includes active facilities, subcontractors, and their top raw material suppliers.

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Toronto, Canada - March 04, 2019: The Roots storefront at the Bloor-Yorkville Business Area in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Roots Ltd. is a publicly held Canadian brand.

ROOTS

Roots’ investor disclosures state that most of their apparel products are sourced from third-party suppliers outside of North America. They have an opaque supply chain and publish no details on their sourcing factories.

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