Responsibility,built in.
People, planet and profit, held to one audited standard across our export unit in Agra and the fifteen factories we work with.
- (01)
Fair hours
Regulated hours, fair wages and safe floors, audited to SA 8000.
- (02)
Less waste
Effluent-treated tanneries and patterns cut to reduce offcuts.
- (03)
Built to last
Every pair made to be resoled rather than replaced.
- (04)
Open to audit
Records, certificates and the floor itself, shown on request.
Corporate social responsibility means holding the business to terms beyond what the law requires. For a footwear house that comes down to three things: the conditions people work in, what the work leaves behind, and whether either gives way when margin is under pressure. What follows is how we answer for each, who checks it, and what we will show you on request.
- Partner factories held to it
- Partner factories held to it
- Output from audited units
- Output from audited units
- Years of trade on the floor
- Years of trade on the floor
- Answering for it since
- Answering for it since
- (01)The floor and the hands on it
Our export unit is certified to SA 8000, the social accountability standard covering child and forced labour, health and safety, working hours and fair pay. It is granted against an on-site audit by an external body and has to be re-earned, not self-declared. Most of our team joined without a leather background; lasts, patterns and construction are taught in house by people who have spent decades in the trade.
- No child or forced labour
- Audited health and safety
- Regulated hours and fair wages
- In-house craft training
- Long-term roles, not seasonal
- (02)What the work leaves behind
Leather is a by-product industry, but tanning and finishing still carry a cost. We work with tanneries operating effluent treatment, cut patterns to reduce offcut waste, and build a pair to be resoled rather than replaced. The longest-lasting shoe is the one that does not need making twice.
- Effluent-treated tanneries
- Pattern cutting to reduce waste
- Built to be resoled
- Offcuts recovered, not landfilled
- Packaging reduced at source
- (03)Held to the same standard
Responsibility only holds if it survives a busy season. We place work with fifteen partner factories in Agra on the terms our own unit is audited against, and our supply chain data is open to buyers through Sedex rather than resting on our own assurances. Margin is never the reason a standard slips.
- Shared standards with partners
- Buyer-visible supply chain data
- Regular on-site presence
- Open to third-party audit
- No standard traded for price
The floor is open to buyers. What you see on a visit is what the audit sees.
Agra, IndiaPEOPLE
Fair hours, safe floors, and the training to move up a grade.
PLANET
Treated effluent, less offcut waste, a pair built to be resoled.
PROFIT
Held to the same terms when the season gets busy.
AUDITED
Checked by outside inspectors, not by our own word.
OPEN
Records, certificates and the floor itself, shown on request.
Records
Nothing on this page rests on our own word. These are the documents and the access behind it, available to buyers who ask.
- (01) · On request
SA 8000 certificate
Social accountability, current term, issued by Intertek.
Request a copy - (02) · Linked
Sedex supply chain data
Open to linked buyers on the Sedex platform.
Ask to link - (03) · On request
Third-party audit report
The latest report for the export unit.
Request the report - (04) · On request
Partner factory list
Every factory we place work with, and the terms they are held to.
Request the list - (05) · Welcome
A visit to the floor
Any time, unannounced if you prefer.
Arrange a visit - (06) · On request
The full set
Everything above in one pack, for your compliance team.
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Audit records, our SA 8000 certificate and our Sedex reference are available to buyers on request. Factory visits are welcome.
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