Sustainability
At A Day’s March, we recognise that making products has an impact on people, the planet, and animals. That’s why all of our direct suppliers and their subcontractors are expected to follow our Sustainability Standard. The Standard sets mandatory requirements for key risks and aspirational goals for continuous improvement. Below are some areas that our Sustainability Standard contains.
People
Making clothes involves many hands; we only want to collaborate with suppliers who treat their workers fairly and support improvements where they are most needed.
Every worker should have a contract they understand and wages that meet at least the legal national minimum. Overtime must be voluntary and fairly paid.
Suppliers should provide safe and hygienic workplaces, including protective equipment, first aid, and fire safety systems.
We are committed to equal treatment for all workers, regardless of gender, ethnicity, skin colour, faith, age, disability, sexual preference, political views, union membership, social background, or other factors that may give rise to discrimination. We encourage suppliers to strengthen women’s rights and representation, for example, by supporting training opportunities and fair promotion practices.
Workers must be free to join unions or other representative groups without fear of retaliation. Where this is restricted by law, suppliers should provide alternative ways for workers to be represented.
A Day’s March has zero tolerance for child labour and forced labour. All workers in our value chains must meet the legal minimum age, and no forced practices can be used.
All suppliers and business partners must have policies in place to prevent corruption, bribery, and other unethical practices.
Planet
At A Day’s March, we care deeply about protecting the environment and reducing the impact of our products across the supply chain.
Suppliers are encouraged to track energy use, switch to renewable energy, and choose low-emission transportation alternatives.
We prioritise wet processes that minimise water use. All water-intensive processes like dyeing, washing, and other wet treatments must treat wastewater safely. A Day´s March encourages water reuse and efficiency.
All our suppliers must comply with all applicable laws and regulations on biodiversity conservation and respect indigenous communities and local stakeholders. We encourage farming practices that protect soil health and reduce pesticides.
All raw materials supplied to A Day’s March, particularly paper-based and cellulose-derived products, must not contribute to deforestation in any way or come from protected or endangered forests.
All products must be safe to use. Through our value chain, all suppliers and manufacturers must comply with chemical safety laws and disclose the chemicals used upon request.
We prioritise to use recycled, compostable, or bio-based packaging materials. Paper packaging must come from responsibly managed forests. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is banned.
Our Materials
At A Day’s March, we mainly use natural fibres, with cotton and wool making up the largest share of our collections. Whenever possible, we choose mono-materials, garments made from a single fibre type, because they are easier to recycle and often last longer in use. In 2022, we developed a Material Index that ranks preferred fibres based on their environmental and animal welfare impact, to guide our design and sourcing decisions.
We are committed to circularity. That means designing products to be durable, repairable, and recyclable. All our stores offer repairs through selected tailors. Our designers and product teams have also completed circular design training to help us create products that stay in use for longer and reduce waste.
A Day’s March believes that no animal should suffer for our products to be made. Our Animal Welfare Policy is based on the Five Freedoms established by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), which protect animals’ right to live free from hunger, discomfort, pain, fear, and to express natural behaviours. We do not use materials from endangered or exotic species, and we prioritise certified and recycled fibres.
Leather must be chrome-free and is preferably sourced from Leather Working Group–certified tanneries. We avoid fur, but if used, it can never come from exotic, wild, or cruelly captured animals. All down and feathers must be certified to the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), Traceable Down Standard (TDS), or an equivalent, which strictly prohibits live-plucking and force-feeding. For wool, we do not accept fibres from mulesed sheep, and we prefer sources such as Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)-certified farms, European wool, or recycled wool.
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