Our Moral Fibre
Introduction
People
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Our Moral Fibre
Introduction
People
Product
Planet

Proudly Australian, Witchery was founded in South Australia in 1970, and from our very beginnings, we’ve been proud to be a source of style, inspiration, and sophistication for all women. Today, we’re not slowing down. A source of daily style inspiration, dressing women every day sits at the heart of what we do. Empowering today’s women to express themselves in their own unique way — no matter where their life or their ambitions might take them.

We are continuously improving our business practices for the greater good, supporting women’s health and women’s issues, as well as working to address the environmental impacts of our materials and products.

Over the past 14 years, Witchery’s White Shirt Campaign has raised over $15 million for ovarian cancer research. In fact, until recently, Witchery’s contribution had enabled the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation to be the single largest funder of ovarian cancer research in Australia.

This is our moral fibre.

People

Witchery is devoted to empowering women by creating positive social change for the communities around us through supporting women’s health and women’s issues.

Pip Edwards in White Shirt Campaign 2023

Uluru Statement from the Heart

Witchery proudly accepts the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Witchery is committed to walking in partnership with First Nations Peoples into a more inclusive Australia, through a continual process of two-way learning, deep listening and demonstrating respect for First Nations cultures. This is reflected through our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and partnerships, collaborations and initiatives that we continue to undertake.

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Uluru Statement from the Heart

Artwork by proud Samsep woman, Alysha Menzel (@alyshamenzel)

Pip Edwards in White Shirt Campaign 2023

White Shirt Campaign

Established in 2000, Witchery and the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation’s long-standing partnership aims to raise awareness and funds towards an early detection test.

Donation to dateover $15,051,132

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Witchery supports Fitted for Work, an organisation helping women in Australia experiencing disadvantage secure sustainable employment.

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Witchery supports Future Women, an online community that helps women to connect, learn and lead.

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Something borrowed.
Everyday fashion, for hire – every day.

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Our Moral Fibre
Introduction
People
Product
Planet

Our Moral Fibre
Introduction
People
Product
Planet

At Witchery, we pride ourselves on using fabrications that deliver high quality and long-lasting products to you, with a considered effort to support programs and processes that address environmental and social impacts in the fashion industry.

It’s a material world, but we’re constantly working to improve the ones we choose.

Let’s get behind the seams.

Re-sell, Reuse, Recycle

We get it, sometimes not every purchase is everlasting or meant to be. It’s important to consider the way you give up your unwanted clothes, so valuable resources and wearable fashion don't end up, wasted, in the landfill.

We want to empower you to make more conscious decisions. Before your discard your pre-owned pieces, ask yourself these questions below:

What state are my pre-loved clothes in?

Unwearable & Beyond Repair

Clothes that you wouldn’t buy yourself second hand or pass on to a friend.

Recycle Them

Organisations SCR group aim to divert unwanted clothes from landfill, by recycling them into new products, or turning them into biofuel.

Find a drop off location near you.

Wearable & good condition

No permanent stains or unfixable tears.

Alter It

A shorter hemline, tapered waist or a new zip or buttons might be enough to reignite that spark.

Donate It

We partner with Fitted For Work – an organisation helping women in Australia experiencing disadvantage secure sustainable employment.

Read more to see if your items can help these women.

Resell It

Online marketplaces like AirRobe help to keep fashion in circulation by allowing you to resell quality, pre-loved items to other members of the community.

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Our Moral Fibre
Introduction
People
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Planet

Our Moral Fibre
Introduction
People
Product
Planet

The fashion industry’s impact on society and the environment doesn’t begin and end with manufacturing.

We’re considering aspects from across our business, from our warehouse, to retail stores, packaging and transportation with the aim to use resources responsibly.

Where in the world

Our apparel and accessories are sourced from a range of countries across the globe. In an effort to become more transparent, our interactive supplier map below illustrates where in the world your Witchery pieces were made.

Our Suppliers

Hover or click on factories to get more information

A Global Snapshot As of August 2021

46 Factories

5 Countries

14 Provinces

12,100+ workers

Over 3 quarters of our apparel factories have 60%+ female workers

Just over half of our accessories & footwear factories have 50%+ female workers

*Data from Shanghai Huahui Silk Products Co, LTD unavailable

*Data last collected July 2021

Omni Fulfilment Centre

Built in 2015, the Omni Fulfilment Centre (OFC) is Country Road Group’s distribution centre. It plays an integral role during the transportation of our products, from overseas to stores, or to your door.

Our Stores

A lot of thought goes into our stores to keep you feeling inspired every time you step inside – from the product layout, music, to imagery. There’s a lot more happening behind the shopfront to ensure our stores are reducing their environmental footprint wherever possible.

Signage & Propping

Something caught your eye? We love showing you our latest collections with our in-store signage and propping. We love it even more when they’re recycled and recyclable.

We print in-store collateral onto recycled paper or polypropylene, which is safer for human and environmental health than PVC alternatives. Where possible, we’re also moving in-store signage to digital screens in new and refurbished stores.

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Principles & Practice

Humans

We are proud to deliver considered designs made from quality fabrications. This would not be possible without the manufacturers and people who make our clothes in our supply chain.
Regardless of the location, all of our manufacturers must adhere to our ethical, social and environmental standards.

Read more in our Code of Labour Practice, that supports ethical trading principles, as part of the Country Road Group.

Creatures

We understand it’s not just society and the environment we can impact during the production of our designs, it’s animals too.
Our manufacturers must minimise potential harm, stress or pain to animals and adhere to relevant national and international standards for Animal Welfare.

To understand more, read through our Animal Welfare Principles.

Our Sustainability Glossary+

There’s many words and phrases that can be thrown around when it comes to talking about the social and environmental impacts of fashion.

Here’s a glossary so you know what we’re talking about.

Ceased Mulesing:
Ceased Mulesing status can be declared if lambs have not been mulesed on the property in the last 12 months and no purchased ewes or wethers are mulesed or mulesed with Pain Relief (Australian Wool Exchange Ltd).

Deforestation:
Deforestation is the act of clearing a forest to utilise the wood for manufacturing, or to make room for non-forest use like urban developments, or agriculture. Stored CO2 is released into the atmosphere when wood is cleared or burnt, contributing to the harmful high levels of CO2.

Fossil Fuels:
Decomposed plants and organisms deep under the earth’s surface that have taken millenia to become carbon-rich deposits are fossil fuels. Commonly known as non-renewable fuels such as natural gas, oil and coal.

Mulesing:
Mulesing is “the removal of skin from the breech and/or tail of a sheep using mulesing shears.” This definition is determined by Animal Health Australia and is consistent across the industry. Industry has agreed that the removal of any amount of skin from the breech and/or tail by shears is mulesing. This definition is absolute to prevent people who may try to take advantage of any flexibility in the definition.

Non-Mulesed
There is no ‘acceptable’ number of Mulesed sheep in a Non Mulesed mob, according to the Australian Wool Exchange Ltd. The sheep that have been mulesed, should be easily differentiated by ear tags or earmarks.

Renewable Energy Sources:
The UN describes renewable energy as “energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed”, creating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than burning fossil fuels.

Supply chain:
The supply chain is the complete network of suppliers and businesses that produce and source raw materials, finish materials, manufacture materials into clothes, and distribute clothes that reach our stores.

Sustainability:
In 1987, the UN defined sustainability as the ability “to meet the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” For fashion, this means addressing the impacts on humans, animals and the environment from our materials, supply chains and manufacturing, the use and disposal of our products, and everything in between.

Sustainability Attribute:
The Country Road Group has created a list of attributes that are measured as sustainable attributes when utilised in/for the main component of product. These include: Organically grown raw materials, Recycled material inputs, Non-mulesed wool, Australian cotton, Cotton supporting our investment in Better Cotton, Canopy Green Shirt rated Viscose suppliers, Leather Working Group, Energy & Waste – Environment Management System (EMS)

Synthetic:
Synthetics are man-made fibres through chemical processing that are derived from non-naturally occurring, nonrenewable resources. Some of the most common synthetic fibers are nylon, polyester, and spandex.

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Part natural, part man-made, wood based or cellulose fibres such as viscose, lyocell, TENCEL™ and rayon are innovative and high-performance fibres that offer versatility across many designs.

Beginning their life cycle as a tree or wood-based plant before facing chemical processing, producing these fibres naturally pose some risk to the world’s forests and woodlands. Trees play an integral role in cleaning the world’s air and act as a home to many of the world’s birds and animals, so it’s important that those ecosystems are preserved. We’re working to ensure the Viscose we use doesn’t come from ancient or endangered forests.

Viscose:

One of Witchery’s favourite materials, viscose is lightweight, absorbent, breathable and drapes beautifully, making it a perfect choice for our soft blouses to summer dresses. A fabric manufactured from plant-based materials such as trees and bamboo, viscose is part of the rayon family.

Canopy:

Due to the rise of popularity in cellulose fibres that are derived from natural wood sources, 150+ million trees are threatened by logging annually, some of these ancient or endangered forests. Considered one of the last frontiers of forest protection, not-for-profit organisation Canopy works with companies large and small in policy development, through implementation to supply chain innovation. As a CanopyStyle partner with not-for-profit Canopy, Witchery is committed to ensuring cellulose-based fabrics (like viscose) used in our garments are not made from wood sources that contribute to the deforestation of the world’s ancient and endangered forests.

As of July 2021, 57% of Witchery’s man-made cellulose was responsibly sourced, our 2025 target is 100%.

Status: 57%

Data sourced between July 2021 & June 2022.

Lyocell:

Soft, breathable, lightweight and comfortable, Lyocell has an extremely smooth soft surface that drapes beautifully. Also known for its versatility and strength when both wet and dry, Lyocell is a man-made fibre made from dissolving wood pulp in a nontoxic solvent. The final fabric is commonly sold under the brand name TENCEL™, which is made by the company Lenzing AG.

TENCEL™ Lyocell:

By using Lenzing fabrics like TENCEL™ Lyocell, Witchery ensures fibres are derived from sustainable wood sources – natural forests and sustainably managed plantations, as wood and pulp used by the Lenzing Group is harvested from certified and controlled sources.

All TENCEL™ Lyocell fibres are made with an environmentally responsible closed-loop production process. This means wood pulp is transformed into cellulosic fibres with high resource efficiency and low ecological impact. This solvent-spinning process recycles processed water and reuses the chemical solvent at a recovery rate of more than 99%.

Read More about Lenzing’s innovative and sustainable business practices.