Social Awareness

A Shared Commitment

We endeavour to be a socially and environmentally responsible company. The guidelines you are about to read are of utmost importance to Capricorn Apparels and to the relationships we form with suppliers, contractors and business partners. While we place tremendous importance on these relationships, many of which qualify as genuine, long-standing friendships, certain values and standards have always been, and will always remain, paramount. Adherence to these values and standards by the people and companies we do business with is a pre-requisite for continuing or establishing relationships with our company. Indeed, we cannot do business with any company that fails to adhere to these ideals. We believe that by working together to see these standards enforced, our company and its suppliers, contractors and business partners can help achieve a genuine improvement in the lives of working people around the world.

Our Guidelines

While respecting cultural differences and economic variances that reflect the particular countries where we and our vendors/partners/clients do business, our goal is to create, and encourage the creation of, model facilities that not only provide good jobs at fair wages, but which also improve conditions in the community at large. Therefore, we actively seek business associations with those who share our concerns.

Legal Requirements

We and our vendors/partners/clients are law-abiding citizens and comply with any and all legal requirements relevant to the conduct of our businesses. We will seek business association with those who respect the legal and moral rights of the employees.

Non-discrimination & Equal Opportunity

We will not do business with any organisation that discriminates in employment, including hiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality or, social or ethnic origin.

Child Labour

Employees of our business associates must be over the applicable minimum legal age requirement or be at least 14 years old or older than the age for completing compulsory education in the specific country, whichever is greater. Business associates must observe all legal requirements for the work of authorized minors, particularly those pertaining to hours of work, wages, minimum education and working conditions.

Forced Labour

We will not be associated with any organisation that uses any form of mental or physical coercion. We will not do business with anyone who utilises forced labour whether in the form of prison labour, indentured labour, bonded labour or otherwise.