This statement covers WEARON's commitments to the people in our supply chain, the communities we operate in, and the environments our cloth comes from. It's reviewed annually and updated when our practices change.

People in the supply chain

Every facility we partner with — from cotton mills to final-assembly ateliers — must hold one or both of:

• SA8000: international standard for decent work conditions, covering forced labour, child labour, freedom of association, working hours, wages, and occupational health.
• SMETA 4-Pillar: Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit covering labour, health & safety, environment, and business ethics.

These are not box-ticking exercises for us. We turn down faster, cheaper suppliers that don't meet these standards. Our designers and product team visit each partner facility at least once a year — not a buyer or a procurement contractor, but the people who design and specify the work. Read who our partners are, by name, on Our Looms.

Wages and working conditions

All facilities pay at or above the legally mandated minimum wage in their region, and we audit for evidence of "real" living wages — not just the legal floor. Where the legal minimum falls below an independent living-wage estimate (e.g. Anker Methodology benchmarks), we work with our partner to close the gap.

Forced labour, debt bondage, child labour, and harassment of any kind are absolute disqualifiers. Any credible report — internal or external — triggers an immediate investigation and, if confirmed, termination of the partnership.

Environment

Our environmental practices are described in detail on the Sustainability page. Highlights:

• Around 78% of cloth by weight is natural cellulose; we prefer organic cotton and BCI-certified sources.
• Annual scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions measurement. Per-piece carbon footprint published in the Fabric Passport.
• No flash sales, no end-of-season clearance — we produce in small continuous batches to avoid the dominant waste source in fashion (overproduction).
• Lifetime repair guarantee on every piece. A buy-back-and-restore programme on 3+ year-old garments.

Community

We focus our community contributions on the textile and craft ecosystems that supply us:

• Repair fund. A portion of buy-back-scheme proceeds funds independent repair workshops in our supplier regions.
• Maker visibility. We name our partner facilities publicly — the inverse of the "anonymous supply chain" that defines most of fashion. This is a small thing, but it matters for the people doing the work.
• Apprenticeships. Our Dubai atelier runs a one-year apprenticeship programme for tailoring and pattern-making. Three positions per year.

Governance

We are a privately held company. Our compliance and CSR work is overseen directly by the founders rather than delegated to an external committee. We don't claim independence we don't have — we claim accountability. The trade-off is that you can hold us personally responsible for these commitments.

What this is not

This statement is not a marketing document. It does not claim things we cannot verify. We don't buy carbon offsets (the science on offset additionality remains contested), we don't certify anything ourselves, and we don't use third-party "sustainability scores" we can't audit.

Reporting concerns

If you have a concern about our supply chain, environmental practices, or workplace conditions — whether you're a customer, employee, partner, or member of the public — email hello@gowearon.com. We treat these reports as urgent and investigate without naming the reporter unless you give explicit permission.