Skip to navigation Open menu Fashion FWD COLLABORATION IS THE KEY Go to content Fashion FWD COLLABORATION IS THE KEY We acknowledge that there are issues we cannot solve on our own, and we believe that collaboration is key to finding solutions and making lasting changes. We have joined various multi-stakeholder initiatives and partnerships through which we address industry-specific challenges and opportunities together with other retailers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and industry associations. Collaborations & Partnerships FASHION FOR GOOD In 2018, we became a strategic partner in Fashion for Good, a global community of brands, producers, retailers, suppliers, NGOs, innovators and investors united around shared ambitions of positively transforming the fashion industry. With our partnership, we aim to identify and grow new sustainable innovations and solutions through Fashion For Good’s Innovation Platform. VISIT FASHIONFORGOOD.COM Collaborations & Partnerships SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is a trade organisation comprised of brands, retailers, manufacturers, government, NGOs and academic experts, representing more than 40% of the global apparel and footwear market. SAC is working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world. BESTSELLER became a member in December 2013. READ MORE AT APPARELCOALITION.ORG Collaborations & Partnerships MAKE FASHION CIRCULAR Since 2016, we have been a member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and in 2018 we became a participant in its Make Fashion Circular initiative. Make Fashion Circular drives collaboration between industry leaders and other key stakeholders to create a textiles economy fit for the 21st century. Its ambition is to ensure clothes are made from safe and renewable materials, new business models increase their use, and old clothes are turned into new. The new textiles economy will benefit business, society, and the environment. READ MORE Collaborations & Partnerships TEXTILE EXCHANGE Textile Exchange is a global non-profit that works closely with its members to drive industry transformation in preferred fibres, integrity and standards, and responsible supply networks. Through Textile Exchange, it is possible to identify and share best practices regarding farming, materials, processing, traceability and product end-of-life, reducing the textile industry’s impact on the world’s water, soil and air, and – by extension – the human population. VISIT TEXTILEEXCHANGE.ORG Collaborations & Partnerships GLOBAL FASHION AGENDA BESTSELLER is a Strategic Partner in the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), which aims to mobilise the global fashion industry to change the way we produce, market and consume fashion. As part of the GFA, we have signed the Call to Action for a circular fashion system and with this commitment, we will work to advocate that used clothes are not waste, but important resources for making fashion sustainable. VISIT GLOBALFASHIONAGENDA.COM Collaborations & Partnerships THE BANGLADESH ACCORD ON FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety is an independent agreement designed to make all garment factories in Bangladesh safe workplaces. It includes independent safety inspections at factories and public reporting of the results of these inspections. BESTSELLER signed up on 24 June 2013. MORE ABOUT SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACES Collaborations & Partnerships THE APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR INTERNATIONAL RSL MANAGEMENT GROUP The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management Group (AFIRM) is an international group constituted by a number of apparel and footwear companies, which have a common mission to reduce the use and impact of harmful substances in the apparel and footwear supply chain. The group has existed since 2004 and aims at promoting and supporting the global work with chemical restrictions by providing information through guidelines, arranging conferences and internally discussing challenges and sharing experiences. READ MORE ABOUT THE AFIRM GROUP Collaborations & Partnerships THE ETHICAL TRADING INITIATIVE The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is a leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs that promotes respect for workers' rights around the globe. ETI’s vision is a world where all workers are free from exploitation and discrimination, and enjoy conditions of freedom, security and equity. BESTSELLER was accepted as a Foundation Stage Member on 10 March 2016. READ MORE Collaborations & Partnerships ACTION COLLABORATION TRANSFORMATION (ACT) As a member of ACT – Action Collaboration Transformation – we are part of a global agreement to use our influence as brands to promote and work towards living wages for apparel workers at industry level through collective bargaining. READ MORE Collaborations & Partnerships RE100 As part of setting science-based targets BESTSELLER have also joined RE100. Led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, RE100 is a collaborative initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable power. READ MORE Collaborations & Partnerships SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE BESTSELLER has committed to setting science-based goals on greenhouse gases. We have officially committed to set these targets through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which has an overall aim of making science-based target setting standard business practice by 2020. The initiative is a collaboration between Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). SBTi is also one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments. READ MORE Collaborations & Partnerships BSR'S HERPROJECT Since 2012, we have been an active member of BSR’s HERproject™, and in 2020 we formed a five-year strategic partnership with the initiative, as well as taking a leading role as catalyst member. BSR's HERproject™ is a collaborative initiative that strives to empower low-income women working in global supply chains. Through its HERhealth™ and HERfinance™ programmes, women develop knowledge and skills on health issues and financial management topics. The HERrespect programme focuses on addressing the root causes of violence and sexual harassment against women in the workplace. READ MORE We are invested in the cotton community BETTER COTTON Cotton is one of the most used materials in the fashion industry. At BESTSELLER, we care about our cotton farmers and the practices in which they grow their cotton and it is our goal to help transform the cotton sector into a more sustainable one. BESTSELLER is a proud member of Better Cotton. Better Cotton is sourced via a system of Mass Balance and is not physically traceable to end products. BESTSELLER is committed to sourcing 100% of our cotton as more sustainable cotton by 2022. More sustainable cotton includes organic cotton, recycled cotton and cotton sourced as Better Cotton. SEE BETTERCOTTON.ORG/MASSBALANCE FOR DETAILS Collaborations & Partnerships ORGANIC COTTON ACCELERATOR In 2020, BESTSELLER became a proud Contributor to the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), an organisation dedicated to organic growing practices, which take care of the people who grow cotton and the land on which it grows. OCA acts as a catalyst for change by investing in farm-level programmes that enable farmer education and support, develop new cotton cultivars and facilitate sourcing models linking brands, retailers and suppliers directly to the farm. These programmes bring additional transparency, integrity, supply security and measurable social and environmental impact to organic cotton. READ MORE CONTACT General contact info Press & Media Images and Logos Brand Marketing and PR Supplier Not sure who to contact? Call or e-mail our reception. 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