Manufacturing & Sustainability

We're considerate of the materials used in our products and are working hard to reduce our impact.

TREADLIGHTLY SPORTS SHOE RECYCLING
Australia imports over 25 million pairs of sports shoes each year, with only around 1% estimated to be recycled. These shoes can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in landfill.

To address this environmental challenge, we have teamed up with the Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA) to support the TreadLightly program. TreadLightly is a nationwide initiative dedicated to the responsible recycling of unwanted lifestyle footwear in Australia.

The program processes reclaimed materials into crumb, which is then used to produce new items such as gym mats, flooring, and playground surfaces.

Many of our stores serve as TreadLightly collection points. However, you can also search for the nearest collection point and find more details on the TreadLightly website.

We prioritise quality, ethics, comfort, and style, ensuring our products and manufacturers meet our standards.

OWNED BRANDS
Across our operations, Accent Group owned brands continue to utilise a bespoke onboarding process for new suppliers and manufacturing facilities. Our onboarding process requires a formal and staged approval process that includes an assessment of the suppliers’ suitability to manufacture or supply products to Accent Group. Once an assessment is completed to our satisfaction, the relevant General Manager must approve the onboarding request before moving forward.

Prior to onboarding, suppliers must sign and return a copy of the Accent Group Ethical Sourcing Policy and demonstrate that an independent, valid social compliance audit has been completed. Once received, the social compliance audit is assessed internally.

In addition to the Accent Group Ethical Sourcing Policy, we also ensure suppliers receive a copy of our
Manufacturing Agreement, which sets out the terms and expectations which our suppliers must agree to in order to manufacture and supply products to Accent Group.

The Manufacturing Agreement applies to all suppliers of Accent Group owned brands and is expected be signed and returned to us by all such suppliers to Accent Group.

GLOBAL BRAND PARTNERS
We acknowledge our responsibility also exists with our distributed or exclusive brands. Although we do not manufacture this product directly, we work closely with our global brand partners, to ensure their sourcing frameworks align to our expectations.

Accent Group Brand Mangers work with their global counterparts to collate key documentation such as:

• Ethical Sourcing Policy or Statement
• Cotton Sourcing Policy or Statement on Cotton Sourcing
• Animal Welfare Policy
• Restrictive Substances List
• Supplier Code of Conduct
• Carbon Emissions statement
• Packaging Policy